MORE ABOUT CORNERING POWER: WHAT YOU CAN LEARN ON A SKID PAD ABOUT THE HANDLING OF YOUR CAR

SOME OF THE BASIC PHYSICAL LAWS AND EQUATIONS THAT GOVERN THE MAXIMUM CORNERING FORCES WHICH A CAR CAN DEVELOP IN A STEADY-STATE TURN ARE OUTLINED AND EXPLAINED. SUGGESTIONS WHICH THE MOTORIST CAN FOLLOW TO IMPROVE THE MAXIMUM CORNERING POWER OF HIS CAR INCLUDE USE OF A SKID PAN AND A TIRE PYROMETER AND THE ADDITION OF A LARGE ANTI-ROLL BAR. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 21, No 2, PP 127-131
• Corporate Authors:

  Road and Track

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• Authors:
  • Lamar, P
• Publication Date: 1969-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Friction; Mathematical analysis; Steering
• Old TRIS Terms: Cornering (Vehicle)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220934
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 27 1970 12:00AM