12 & 15 passenger vans tire pressure study : preliminary results

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• Alternative Title:
  12 and 15 passenger vans tire pressure study ; Twelve & fifteen passenger vans tire pressure study
• Creators:
  Thiriez, Kristin K. ; Ferguson, Eric ; Subramanian, Rajesh
• Corporate Creators:
  National Center for Statistics and Analysis (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Vehicle safety
  • Passenger vehicles
  • Rollover crashes
  • Overturning
  • Tire pressure
  • Vehicle maintenance
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-HS-809-846 ; NTIS-PB2005107120
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Abstract:
  A study was conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) to determine the extent of underinflation and observe the tire condition in 12- and 15-passenger vans. This Research Note presents a summary of the findings in the following areas: background, sample design, data collection methodology, special equipment for data collection, analysis, results, and conclusion. The study found a very high percentage of large vans have significantly underinflated tires, a much larger percentage than passenger cars. This suggests a need for better van tire safety awareness. Various possible countermeasures to poor tire pressure are suggested.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16465/dot_16465_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 289.57 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:090c0faeac2a32eda60c3ef3cb711a3b64d733ca1094eacc1cd201cc20c3e62cd39733f6f611f809124f1f8691824eb6d930d8a6a2e6c9469006674ebf5336f5