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VEHICLE SPACING [5 records]

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Record 1 2024-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Accessories
  • Meteorology
CONT

The hail cage was designed to protect the front windshield and the occupants of the vehicle from large, damaging hail. The mesh has a one inch spacing, so anything larger than that gets caught and either shredded or deflected without impacting the window.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Accessoires d'automobiles et de bicyclettes
  • Météorologie
Key term(s)
  • bouclier anti-grêle

Spanish

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Record 2 2018-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
DEF

The spatial distance ... between the front ends of vehicles moving along the same lane or track in the same direction.

OBS

Note that "headway" may also refer to a time interval between two vehicles.

OBS

vehicle spacing : term proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
DEF

Distance séparant deux véhicules consécutifs.

OBS

espacement des véhicules : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tránsito vial
DEF

Intervalo de tiempo o distancia entre la parte frontal de un vehículo y la frontal del que le sigue a continuación.

OBS

intervalo entre vehículos: Término utilizado por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 3 2013-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

All-terrain tires are typically used on SUVs [sport utility vehicles] and light trucks. These tires often have stiffer sidewalls for greater resistance against puncture when traveling off-road. [Their] tread patterns offer wider spacing than all-season tires to remove mud from the tread. Within the all-terrain category, many of the tires available are designed primarily for on-road use, particularly all-terrain tires that are originally sold with the vehicle.

OBS

on-and-off-the-road tire; on-and-off-the-road tyre: terms standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • all terrain tire
  • all-terrain tyre
  • on-off-road tire
  • on/off-road tyre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
Key term(s)
  • pneu tout terrain
  • pneu tous terrains

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airport Runways and Areas
CONT

Airport Equipment AB has announced that it is marketing a new system, the Laser RST(Runway Surface Tester). The device is designed to be mounted in a vehicle which drives down the runway or taxiway at between 18 and 55 mi/h and accumulates digitised information about the state of the surface. The equipment measures hardness, transverse section and depth and spacing of ruts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pistes et aires d'aéroport

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Loading (Motor Vehicles)
  • Highway Code
CONT

The GVW [gross vehicle weight] of an 80k tractor/semitrailer(483 cm[ 190 in] wheel base tractor and 14. 6 m[ 48 ft] trailer) may increase to 95. 5k if it is equipped with 183 cm(72 in)/183 cm(72 in) tridem-axle spacing and if the following conditions are satisfied : The trailer suspension characteristics should be equivalent or close to those of the air suspension used in this study, especially its auxiliary roll stiffness. In this case, the axle spread should not exceed 183 cm(72 in)/183 cm(72 in). The tractor tandem-axle with a 153 cm(60 in) axle spread may carry a 36. 5k load, provided it has similar(or close) design parameters. The axle load distribution should be maintained as close as possible for 12k(steering axle), 36, 5k(drive axle), and 47k(trailer axle).

CONT

Research determined the periodic, unusual volumes of vehicles were military vehicles on maneuver. The axle load distribution of these vehicles was important for pavements; and the gross vehicle weight important for bridges.

OBS

Load distribution. (Distribution of load on truck or trailer chassis.) The relationship of the gross load on the front and rear axles to the total gross load.

Key term(s)
  • axle-load distribution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Code de la route
DEF

Répartition de la charge supportée par chacun des essieux d'un véhicule automobile de façon à maximiser la tenue de route et, dans le cas des transporteurs lourds, à minimiser les dommages causés au réseau routier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cargas y carga/descarga (Vehículos automotores)
  • Código de la circulación
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