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CRITICAL SPEED MARK [1 record]

Record 1 2008-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Safety
  • Police
DEF

[A] trace mark [left] by a tire when the tire does not track parallel to the leading front tire in a turning manoeuvre.

OBS

critical speed mark : term and definition standardized by ISO in 2002.

Key term(s)
  • critical speed scuffmark

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité routière
  • Police
DEF

Trace [laissée] par un pneumatique lorsque ce dernier ne suit pas une trajectoire parallèle à celle du pneumatique avant correspondant au cours d'un virage.

OBS

trace de vitesse critique : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2002.

Spanish

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