Abstract
With in this research the authors analyzed 127 traffic accident cases originating from tire bursts (blow-outs). These accidents occurred on the expressways of Gifu Pref. with in the past five years (1999-2003). Items investigated included the temperature at the time of the accident, the burst tire position and the vehicle behavior immediately after the tire burst. The results shown indicate; (1) many burst accidents occur in the high summer temperatures, (2) burst accidents usually involve passenger cars, (3) there are many accidents on fair weather days, (4) frequent accidents occur with in the temperature range of 20℃ to 25℃, (5) the number of accidents most frequently occur at a traveling speed of about 100km/h, (6) front wheel burst accidents make up more than half of the total accidents.
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