INTRODUCTORY REMARKS TO THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL SKID PREVENTION CONFERENCE

The objectives of this conference are noted and brief comments are made on research efforts to improve the tractive resistance of the roadway. This conference which emphasized the implementation of research findings, presented an overview of current knowledge, demonstrated how this knowledge can be applied to improve safety, and attempted to determine what further steps must be taken to learn how existing knowledge can be applied, or what further research is needed. Research effort has been most concerted in the measurement of skid resistance. Driver education, and automobile and tire manufacture are other areas of research. It is noted that there must be a systematic effort to optimize the relation of the driver and the machine to the driving environment. Brief comments are made on the First International Skid Prevention Conference.

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  • This article appeared in the Transportation Research Circular Number 192, Summary: Second International Skid Prevention Conference. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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• Authors:
  • Goodwin, W A
• Publication Date: 1978-2

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p. 3-4
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 192
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automotive engineering; Development; Driver training; Highway safety; Human machine systems; Pavement grooving; Research; Skid resistance; State of the art studies; Tires
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Man machine interaction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173112
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 18 1978 12:00AM