SPLASH AND SPRAY TESTS

WHILE THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT RECENTLY CONCLUDED THAT ABOUT ONE ACCIDENT IN 6500 IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO SPRAY OR SPLASH, THE INCREASING NUMBER OF TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAYS IS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF INCONVENIENCE TO MOTORISTS IN WET WEATHER. INCREASED TRAVEL, HIGHER SPEEDS, AND FLAT CROSS SECTIONS ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS ADD TO THE DIMENSIONS OF THE PROBLEM. IN JULY 1972 THE FIRESTONE TEST CENTER NEAR FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS, CONDUCTED A SERIES OF TESTS TO ISOLATE WHEEL-INDUCED SPLASH AND SPRAY FROM FALLING RAIN AND WATER AND TO EVALUATE A NUMBER OF PROTECTIVE DEVICES FOR TRUCKS AND TRAILERS. THIS WAS THE FIRST SUCH COMPARATIVE TESTING EVER CONDUCTED. TEST RESULTS ARE SUMMARIZED VERY BRIEFLY. THE MAJOR CONCLUSION IS THAT IMPROVEMENTS ARE NECESSARY EVEN FOR THE MOST PROMISING DEVICES.

• Corporate Authors:

  Go - Transport Times of The West

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• Authors:
  • Sherard, T
• Publication Date: 1972-10

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 38-52
• Serial:
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Prevention; Splashing; Sprays (Materials); Trailers; Trucks
• Old TRIS Terms: Splash
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224135
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1973 12:00AM