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Sep 1, 1988

Duration of Tire Tracks on Wet Pavement

Publication: Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 114, Issue 5

Abstract

An analysis related to the duration of the tire tracks on a wet roadway surface was conducted. Factors, such as grade and pavement structure, affecting the duration of tire tracks were identified. It was found that the duration of tracks would be about one half minute, and that this data could be of value in the analysis of traffic incidents or accidents.

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Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 114Issue 5September 1988
Pages: 625 - 626

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Published online: Sep 1, 1988
Published in print: Sep 1988

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Ira S. Kuperstein, Member, ASCE
Prin., Ira S. Kuperstein and Assocs., 72 St. John's Ave., Mt. Tabor, N.J. 07878

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