MOTOR-VEHICLE PERFORMANCE AND HIGHWAY SAFETY
CHARTS GIVING TREND DATA FROM THE YEAR 1930 TO 1952 ON CURB WEIGHT, RATED HORSEPOWER, MAXIMUM CAR SPEED, ACCELERATION AND FUEL ECONOMY ARE PRESENTED. THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THESE FACTORS AND THE EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS BROUGHT OUT. A DISCUSSION OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TIME, DISTANCE, SPEED, AND ACCELERATION FOLLOWS, ILLUSTRATED WITH CHARTS. THE ADVANTAGE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE CAN BE ATTAINED BY CERTAIN ENGINE SPEED AND HORSEPOWER COMBINATIONS. GOOD ECONOMY WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE, HOWEVER, CAN BE ATTAINED ONLY WITH LOW ENGINE SPEED AND HIGH HORSEPOWER. CHARTS ILLUSTRATING THE VARIOUS FACTORS INVOLVED ARE DISCUSSED. THE DESIGN OF AMERICAN CARS OVER THE PAST YEARS HAS BEEN TOWARDS IMPROVEMENT IN ECONOMY AND PERFORMANCE. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 32, pp 414-421, 14 FIG. 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.
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Authors:
- Carmichael, T J
- Publication Date: 1953
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-Second Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 13-16, 1953
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 32
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Engines; Fuel consumption; Graphics; Highway safety; Horsepower; Motor vehicles; Speed; Vehicle performance
- Uncontrolled Terms: Graphical analysis
- Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00223516
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Aug 23 1971 12:00AM