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THURSDAY., AT,MI,MT 27(14
emomemoulleeelelewelloodeillsomelemeelelewieer ereeeeeeeeeeelereeeeeeseee; STUODED.TIRE TEST
RESULTS. ANNOUNCED
The Canada Safety Council SUP=
ports the use or studded tiNp. 40,
lug the winder iii those Dila§ oe,
Canada whoe i.oXfil surfaces
voliftdii, hazard, CSC. Pres-
iiiii§h`t ',Tames C., Thackray told
press conference held in Toronto
Junel9 to announce the results
of tests conduced by the Council
on the effectiveness of studded
•I • "On the otiVer Oland, 00111/CP
(l0e0 Vait see tfiP,nqe,C1, for the use
titaspuddedlire's in
,
those areas of
ilfe 'country where road surfaces
are almost always ice-free," Mr,
Thackray, Vice-President, I3el1
Canada, said.
Studded tires provide a signi,
fi cant advantage by reducing
braking distances on glare ice;
they have little effect one way or
the other on wet and dry asphalt
and they are a disadvantage on
wet and dry concrete by inereas
: ing braking distances.
New information resulting from
the tests were the effects of stud-
ded tires on braking distances at
speeds of more than 20 eneh
glare ice, wet and dry 'asphalt
and wet and dry cOnetete.
Main Finding:0
1. On glare ice, stitdded tires
WI the rear wheels result fie a 'Sig-
nificant reduction in stoppilik
distance compared Witii ita'Addrd
highway and shoW
2. Oh eeltfee lee. Stu4ded tires
on .,:'heels result in a
redllairiii in stopping distance
which is almoet twice the reduct-
ion with studs on the rear tires
°111Y* 3. On glare ice, the imnrove
ments in stopping distance due to
studs are the greatest at, ice
temperatures near the freezing
point.
4. On glare ice, the improve.
merits in stopping distance due to
;studs. while decreasing with de-
creasing ice temperature; do hot
disappear at temetrantee in the
vicinity of minuA five degrees
rahrenheit, as suggested by earl-
ier research. While the ailf60,41,
enees in stopping diSetatie.te eft 20
well are eery einell, differences
et higher epede are still very sig-
nificant tit this Temperature.
em wet or dry asphalt WO-
/aCes, the type of tire hied the
presence or abeteeee Of studs
Makes virleeely no difference in
the stopp'irig distance.
i.)11, both dry and wet, Q0
«Tete surfaces studded tires on:
the rear wheels onle result in a
small but signifIca.nt increase in
stopping distance compared to
that required with standard high-
way tires.
On wet or dry concrete
surfaces. stufhlf.tri tires oe all
year }brew reeseit in at, Inereese
stop pine die ,,enee eempered to
that rwrirPt.l with a57.a.rflard high
Ivey eiree. 'welt - meree
,.. en W.•:;..v ft;''.20.18!g t;'901
tlrf.:75 rr.,.a.e•
or, giNrr.,. t.!;11,-4
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ice temperatures near zero,
The Council conducted the tests
following the release of an Ont-
ario report studded tires caus.
ed extensive read damage and
quickly OM:dilated highway mark- ing,
;Safety and governinenLai t-
ies weze faced with the need to
re-evaluate the overall effectiy-
hess of studded tires under Celled
Ian operating conditions. the
Council, facing both budgetary
constraints and a Hinitid Ofiod
In which ice tests would Still he
available iii 1070. decided to eore-
centrate its study oe
distance testing'', On glare -iee e.wet
and dry asphalt and Portland
cement concrete pavement sur-
faces with all tests covering the
speed range of from 20 mph to
to ee mph.
The Toronto letegineering 111.111
of llamas and Smith Limited was
commissioned by the Council.
realizing the limitations of these
tests, believes additional research
is needed in the following area:
0 liffects of pavement wear
on safety.. It is known that the
widespread use of these studded
tires results in pronounced
Meet Wear largely in the tome of,
depressed wheel tracks. The
effects of this on highway Wets,
are not keoWn;
of 1.lre toys of Dare
1-10,nt markiugs on el-UM:Y. it i$
Iteoive that that studded.- tires
Weer out Pae;emeet hiarkitigs
quicklY but it is hot kdoWn
Whether this reflects pithighWe0'
Ill ever aliOstire to 'eeitdit:
keoWn that `studded tiRS
he beneficial, In dome areaki ivlf is
a relativerY 414 cliinaiie and. a
hare road policy, studded tires
may he of a real benefit for no
more than a few hours each year,
0 Cornering on glare
ice. The limited tests the, Coun-
Cil was able to conduct Showed
an, improvement in cornering;
ability if the studded tires were
fitted on all four wheels.
Copies of the report are avail-
able at a- cost of $.1—iach from the,
Canada Safety Council, 39 Drive-
way, Ottawa 4, Ont.
— Safety Canada
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