Citation

Leiss PJ, Becker S, Derian G. Collision 2017; 12(1): 24-40.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Collision Publishing)

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Abstract

In this article, the authors explore the differences in braking capacity among various tire types. Three types of tires of the same size are tested: summer tires, all season tires and winter tires, each of the same size. A total of 144 tests are conducted in two ambient temperatures on a single wet and dry asphalt surface with a single vehicle. The available tire friction is critical in determining a vehicle's braking capacity in maximum effort stopping distances; the results of these tests show variance in the tire to road friction coefficient of the tire types. Each tire type's friction was shown to vary between wet and dry asphalt and in different temperatures.

Language: en

Keywords

Braking performance; Freezing; Friction; Rolling contact; Stopping; Temperature; Tires; Weather conditions