SUMMARY OF TESTS ON MOTOR VEHICLES UNDER WINTER CONDITIONS

THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE SIGNIFICANT RESULTS OF WINTER TEST PROGRAMS WITH PASSENGER CARS (FOREIGN, COMPACT, AND REGULAR SIZE), BUSES, STRAIGHT TRUCKS, TRUCK TRACTOR-SEMITRAILERS, AND TRUCK FULL-TRAILER COMBINATIONS. THE TESTS ARE DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: (A) EVALUATION OF TIRES AND TRACTION DEVICES, (B) VEHICLE STABILITY, (C) DRIVER TECHNIQUE, (D) TESTS OF SPECIAL DEVICES SUCH AS INERTIA ANTI-SKID DEVICES, (E)SPECIAL BRAKES, (F) SELF-LOCKING DIFFERENTIALS, (G) SPECIAL FIFTH-WHEEL COUPLERS, (H) ANTI-JACKKNIFE DEVICES, AND (I) EFFECT OF THE VARIATION OF BLADE LOADING ON EFFICIENCY OF WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/HRBproceedings/40/40-031.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 40, pp 565-581, 9 FIG, 10 TAB, 2 REF. 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.
• Authors:
  • Easton, A H
• Publication Date: 1961

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fortieth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 9-13, 1961.
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 40
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driving; Frost damage; Motor vehicles; Snow and ice control; Stability (Mechanics); Tires; Traction; Windshield wipers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driving conditions
• Old TRIS Terms: Wipers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223542
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jun 5 1972 12:00AM