VEHICLE-ROAD INTERACTION

This article reports on a joint road-transport forum organised in London by the Institute of Road Transport Engineers and the Institution of Highways and Transportation Engineers. The forum represented a beginning for the exchange of information between transport and highway engineers. Discussion ranged from road maintenance and its impact on safety, vehicle maintenance costs and fuel consumption, to fleet maintenance and its impact on safety for other road users. Also discussed were anti-spray devices, disintegrated tyre rubber on roadsides, compressed air systems, electronics reliability, on-board condition monitoring, and dynamic road-loading coefficients of different types of bogie and suspension systems.

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  Institute of Road Transport Engineeers

  1 Cromwell Place
  London SW1 25F,   England 
• Authors:
  • CLANCY, S
• Publication Date: 1990-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 12-15
• Serial:
  • TRANSPORT ENGINEER
  • Publisher: Institute of Road Transport Engineeers
  • ISSN: 0020-3122

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air suspension systems; Conferences; Dynamic loads; Electronics; Fuel consumption; Highway engineers; Highway safety; Motor carriers; Pavement maintenance; Splash guard; Suspension systems; Tires; Trucks; Vehicle maintenance
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Motor Carriers; Pavements; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00491906
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM