Handling of buses on slippery roads during the influence of side wind-a study of the effects of different tyres

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 972-977

  Hjort, Mattias ^a   Jansson, Jonas ^a  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD AND TRANSPORT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bus tyres; Driving simulator; Ice grip; Side wind; Traffic safety; Tyre friction

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT STATISTIC; DRIVING SIMULATOR; FRONT WHEELS; NATIONAL ROADS; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; ROAD CONDITION; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRANSPORT RESEARCH; TYRE FRICTION;

ACCIDENTS; AUTOMOBILE SIMULATORS; BUSES; FRICTION; ICE; SIMULATORS; TEST FACILITIES;

ROADS AND STREETS;

RUBBER;

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FRICTION; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAFETY; SWEDEN; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WIND;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FRICTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; RUBBER; SAFETY; SWEDEN; WIND;

EID: 77950309127     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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