Method of preventing jackknifing of articulated vehicles; report describes results obtained when system incorporating Dunlop Maxaret Anti-Locking Device was fitted to rear brakes of tractor unit; antilocking system completely prevented tractor rear wheels from locking, and jackknifing which occurred when standard braking system was eliminated; when Maxaret unit was coupled rigidly to one rear tractor wheel, neither rear wheel locked, and braking distances obtained were generally same as, or shorter than, those given by unmodified vehicle. (44153)
Assessment of Dunlop Maxaret anti-locking braking system fitted to articulated vehicle
Gt Brit, Min Transp, Road Res Lab, RRL Rep
1968
14 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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