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Page 8 Portland Observer, December 31, 1981 Precautions low er driving risks N E W 1 9 8 1 -8 2 IL L U S T R A T IO N S O N S A F E W IN T E R D R IV IN G T E S T S M E A S U R E S T A R T IN G A N D P U L L IN G A B IL IT Y In the above scene at the National Safety Council's test project at Stevens Point. Wisconsin, pulling ability ot the passenger car is being measured on a glare ice lest course. The light truck is used as the “hold-back” vehicle and is connected to the test car using an instrumented drawbar that measures the pounds of pulling ability de veloped by the test car. TRACTION RATING* m im e i es m m «o tests based cw k m otuvt vimcies. Mt cos too As shown in the above chart, these tests have disclosed that conventional snow tires provide only a small improvement m pulling ability on glare <ce although they produce halt again as much pulling ability as regular tires in loosely packed snow Studded tires are appreciably more effective on ice. providing about three times the pull of regular tires. Reinforced tire chains provide from four to seven times the pulling ability of regular tires on snow and ice M A D IS O N , W !— A driver's ab ility to cope with winter traction problems is direct ly related to the motorists's determination to reduce the risks. This is the contention of a nationally rec ognized accident investigator and authority on accident reconstruction— Archie H. East on. Easton's other qualifications for helping you survive the worst that winter can throw your way include 30 years o f service as di rector o f the University of Wisconsin’s M o tor Vehicle Research Laboratory and 13 years as chairman o f the National Safety C ouncil’ s Committee on W inter D riving Hazards. Easton is currenlty serving as con sulting engineer for Safety Engineering As sociates, a Madison, Wisconsin, firm spe cializing in automotive accident investiga tion and product liability. “ If I have a choice,” Easton asserts, “ I'll ride with a driver who buckles-up the minute he slides behind the wheel o f his vehicle. That driver has not succumbed to the often disastrous attitude that '¡t-can't-happen-to- me. Easton’s point: the driver who recognizes the value of safety restraints— for himself, his passengers and his children—also under stands that the restraint system will keep the people in his vehicle from being thrown around inside his car in case of a skid/wreck situation regardless of who’s at fault. He stands a better chance of keeping con trol of himself and his car and that, accord ing to Easton, is making a choice that lowers the risks. Other safeguards include the type of tires and traction aids the motorist puts between his vehicle and icy or snowy road surfaces. Easton cited skid test findings developed over years of research: A tire’s traction ability is related more to tread design and compound than to its con- structon. In short, either a radial or bias belted tire with a standard tread will perform about equally well on winter slick sui faces. Conventional snow tires (without studs) show little or no improvement in stopping ability on ice when compared with regular tires. However, as their name suggests, snow tires perform considerably better on loosely packed snow, where they produce\31 per cent better pulling or traction ability than regular highway tires. On glare ice, their traction ability is about 28 per cent better than regular tires. WHERE ARE THOSE CARS THAT LASTLONGER NOW THAT YOU NEED THEM? Final Year-End Clearance Sale iAVE*S AVE-SAVE 81 T h a t's W h e re !! T h a t's A lso W h e re You W ill Find T h a t S ervice A fte r The Sale Is M o re Im p o rta n t Than T h e Sale Its e lf. 30 Hwy '82 CMC */> T. 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