Citation

Hayhoe GF, Henry JJ. Transp. Res. Rec. 1981; 836: 61-67.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

A simulation study of the skidding behavior of cars in plane motion on surfaces with differential friction is described. Vehicle drift angle and forward velocity are taken as indicators of the difficulty a driver will experience in regaining control of the vehicle, and maintaining it within the specified roadway boundaries, should the driver release the brakes at some point during a locked-wheel skidding maneuver. Boundaries of safe vehicle operation are given as functions of roadway coefficients of friction and the length of the roadway where differential friction exists.