USE OF STUDDED TIRES IN THE UNITED STATES

SALES FIGURES REVEAL A TREMENDOUS INCREASE IN THE USE OF STUDDED TIRES IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. ABOUT 30,000 STUDDED TIRES WERE SOLD IN THE WINTER OF 1963-64 AND SALES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ABOUT 6,000,000 DURING THE INTER OF 1972-73. A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OF 45 STATES CONCERNING STUDDED TIRE USAGE, INDICATES THAT 6 TO 61 PERCENT OF THE PASSENGER CARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH TIRES. THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE IS 20 PERCENT. FUTURE STUDDED TIRE USE WILL BE INFLUENCED BY MANY FACTORS. IT IS POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS IN DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE MAY RESULT IN STUDS THAT WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS PAVEMENT WEAR. MODIFICATION OF THE BARE PAVEMENT POLICY WILL ACCELERATE THE DEMAND FOR ALL TYPES OF TRACTION AIDS. LEGISLATION TO CONTROL THE USE OF STUDDED TIRES IS A POSSIBILITY IN SOME STATES. THE OBSERVATION IS MADE THAT THESE STATISTICS PRESENTED HERE CANNOT ALWAYS BE USED TO DESCRIBE LOCAL CONDITIONS. IT IS ONLY THE LOCAL OR PERHAPS STATEWIDE ESTIMATTE OF STUDDED TIRE USE THAT IS MOST MEANINGFUL TO THE PEOPLE DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFE, ECONOMICAL HIGHWAY FACILITIES.

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• Authors:
  • Roberts, Stephen E
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 1-3
• Monograph Title: Winter driving traction aids
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 477
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Driving; Laws; Manufacturing; Questionnaires; Safety; Sales; Statistics; Studded tires; Surveys; Winter
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Finance; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224619
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309022630
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jul 31 1974 12:00AM