HIGHWAY SKID TESTERS ENTHUSED OVER NEW VEHICLE

A NEW DEVICE FOR SKID RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS IS BEING TESTED BY THE FLORIDA STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT. COMPLETE WITH AUTOMATIC RECORDER, WATER TANK AND SPECIAL TIMING DEVICES, THE MACHINE WILL PROVIDE ENGINEERS WITH SKID RESISTANCE MEASUREMENTS AFTER THE TESTS ARE COMPLETED BY ONLY ONE MAN. THE MACHINE IS BASICALLY A TRUCK AND SMALL TRAILER, SPREADS WATER AND THEN SKIDS THE TIRES ON THE WET PAVEMENT. DURING THE SKID, THE MACHINE AUTOMATICALLY RECORDS THE FRICTION, GIVING AN ACCURATE MEASURE OF THE SKID RESISTANCE. EQUIPPED WITH HEAVY DUTY BRAKES, THE TRAILER'S WHEELS ARE LOCKED ABOUT EVERY 500 FEET AND STOP-BARS MOUNTED IN THE BRAKE DRUMS INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF FRICTION CAUSED BY THE SKID. THE TRAILER WILL UNDERGO TWO WEEKS OF COMPREHENSIVE TESTS AT AN INTERNATIONAL SKID PREVENTION CONFERENCE AT DUNNELLON, FLORIDA. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Dixie Contractor, Incorporated

  525 Marshall Street, P.O. Box 280
  Decatur, GA  United States  30031
• Publication Date: 1966

Media Info

• Pagination: 92 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automation; Brakes; Canal lock operations; Container tanks; Drums (Containers); Friction; Recording instruments; Skid resistance; Skid resistance tests; Timers; Tires; Trailers; Water storage; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Water tanks
• Old TRIS Terms: Drums; Recorders; Timing devices
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222878
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1994 12:00AM