Control of large commercial vehicle accidents caused by front tire failures.
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1975-08-01
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Edition:Final report.
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NTL Classification:NTL-FREIGHT-Trucking Industry;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Accidents;NTL-SAFETY AND SECURITY-Highway Safety;
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Abstract:The Federal Highway Administration of the u.s. Department of
Transportation is concerned with the loss of life, injury, and
property damage that result from front tire failure on heavyduty
trucks. The Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety contracted
with Ultrasystems, Inc., the Dynamic Science Division (Contract
No. DOT-FH-11-8562), to conduct an inve~tigation o~ front tire
failure bn heavy trucks. ·This effort included an investigation
of the magnitude of the front tire problem, baseline tire fail:ure
tests, and tests with devices commercially available which
are designed to minimize the front tire failure problem. Instrumentation
on the truck was designed to aid in the definition
o·f the magnitude of the problem.
Baseline testing finalized the testing procedure and provided a
comparative evaluation of variations in tire loading, tire construction,
and misalignments.
The device evaluation phase involved testing of twelve devices
and·concepts.
A ranking of the devices tested and a cost-effective analysis
summarize the findings of the program.
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