Citation

Rievaj V, Vrábel J, Hudák A. Int. J. Traffic Transp. Eng. (Rosemead, Calif.) 2013; 2(2): 9-13.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Scientific and Academic Publishing)

DOI

10.5923/j.ijtte.20130202.01

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Health and ensure the safety of the road is now a priority in Europe. The authors deal with the adhesion problems of tires - ground contact under process of vehicle braking. The proper tire pressure is just part of many factors inflicting stopping distances of vehicle. The article describes the stopping distance dependence on tire pressure. It has been tested three probable options (e.g. overcrowding, under-inflation and adherence to the values specified by the manufacturer).

Language: en