STUDIES OF STUDDED-TIRE DAMAGE AND PERFORMANCE IN ONTARIO DURING THE WINTER OF 1969-1970

MEASUREMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS DURING THE WINTER OF 1969-70 SHOW THAT, WITH 32 PERCENT OF PASSENGER VEHICLES IN ONTARIO EQUIPPED WITH STUDDED TIRES, SUBSTANTIAL PAVEMENT WEAR AND WIDESPREAD LOSS OF TRAFFIC MARKINGS CONTINUE AND THAT THE PRIOR ESTIMATES OF THE REMEDIAL WORK THAT MAY BE REQUIRED OVER THE NEXT DECADE REMAIN UNCHANGED. THE PERFORMANCE TO DATE OF EXPERIMENTAL WEAR-RESISTANT CONCRETE AND BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS AND OF TRAFFIC MARKINGS INDICATES THAT ALTHOUGH IMPROVEMENTS ARE POSSIBLE NO LASTING SOLUTION HAS YET BEEN FOUND. STUDDED-TIRE PERFORMANCE TESTS CARRIED OUT BY THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE AND THE CANADA SAFETY COUNCIL ARE REVIEWED. DATA ARE PRESENTED ON THE OCCURRENCE OF VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS IN WINTER AND THE ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENTS. LITTLE BENEFIT IS ESTABLISHED FROM THE USE OF STUDDED TIRES EXCEPT IN ICY CONDITIONS THAT OCCUR RELATIVELY INFREQUENTLY IN ONTARIO. /AUTHOR/

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  • Sponsored by Task Force on Effect of Studded Tires and presented at the 50th Annual Meeting. 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.
• Authors:
  • Smith, P
  • Schonfeld, R
• Conference:
  • 50th Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1971-1-18 to 1971-1-22
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-15
• Monograph Title: Studded Tires Versus Pavement Wear and Safety
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 352
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous pavements; Concrete pavements; Defects; Durability; Ice; Pavement distress; Pavements; Prevention; Road markings; Safety; Studded tires; Wear
• Geographic Terms: Ontario, Canada
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic marking
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207377
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309019656
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 13 1971 12:00AM