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Term of the Road Dictionary

skid resistance

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Road Surface Characteristics
  • Definition : Friction that resists relative movement at the interface between a vehicle tyre and a trafficked surface when braking forces are applied to the wheel.
  • Synonyms : non-skid quality

Griffigkeit

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Fahrbahneigenschaften
  • Definition : Einfluss der stofflichen Beschaffenheit und geometrischen Feingestalt der Fahrbahnoberfläche auf die Größe der maximal vom Reifen auf die Straße abstützbaren Antriebs-, Brems- und Seitenkräfte.

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