NCJ Number
59729
Date Published
1979
Length
42 pages
Annotation
THIS GUIDE PROVIDES TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR SELECTING TIRES TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF HIGH SPEED POLICE PURSUIT CARS, AND FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE TIRES FOR MAXIMUM SAFETY, TIRE LIFE, AND PERFORMANCE.
Abstract
THE COMPARATIVE DATA ON TIRE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE WERE COLLECTED FROM TESTS DONE TO EVALUATE COMPARATIVE TRACTION AND PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS BRANDS AND SIZES OF HIGH SPEED PURSUIT TIRES. BASED ON INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM A SURVEY OF POLICE DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE, ASPECTS OF HIGH SPEED TIRE USE ARE DISCUSSED: TYPES OF ROADS DRIVEN, PURSUIT DRIVING, TIRE MAINTENANCE, HAZARD EXPOSURE, TYPES OF TIRES USED, TIRE MILEAGE, SNOW TIRE USAGE, AND RADIALS VERSUS SNOW TIRES. TECHNICAL FACTORS EXAMINED INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION, TIRE MARKINGS, TIRE MATERIALS, USE OF CHAINS, AND THE GASOLINE MILEAGE OF CERTAIN TIRES. COST FACTORS, PRINCIPLES OF SELECTION, AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ARE DETAILED. OPERATIONAL ASPECTS SUCH AS INSTALLATION, BREAKING IN THE TIRES, ROAD CONDITIONS, INFLATION CHECKS, ROTATION, REPAIRS, AND SERVICING ARE COVERED AS ESSENTIAL TO OPTIMAL TIRE SELECTION AND USE. DIAGRAMS, GRAPHS, TABLES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS ACCOMPANY THE TEXT. THE FEDERAL QUALIFIED PRODUCTS LIST, A CHART FOR TIRE INTERCHANGEABILITY AND LOAD AND INFLATION DATA, AND A TIRE MIXING GUIDE ARE APPENDED.