Safely trailing behind: road safety and drawbar combinations

Autor:	Melvyn Peters
Rok vydání:	1991
Předmět:	Truck Transport engineering education.field_of_study Engineering Road traffic safety business.industry Population Trailer Transportation Legislation education business
Zdroj:	Transport Reviews. 11:325-346
ISSN:	1464-5327 0144-1647
DOI:	10.1080/01441649108716794
Popis:	Changes in U.K. vehicle legislation have and will continue to increase the use of drawbar combinations (truck + trailer) in that country. There are, however, serious misgivings about the overall effect such a change in the vehicle population profile will have on road traffic safety. In the light of this, four areas are investigated in this paper: the dynamic behaviour of drawbar combinations; coupling requirements and mechanisms; comparative accident statistics; driver training. Although legislative aspects are somewhat U.K. specific, recommendations to improve drawbar handling and coupling safety are more universal. Much of the evidence presented has been gathered from European sources.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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