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*
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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.
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