Tread Separation: More Than a Gust of Wind
September 14, 2009 by markarndt An expert made a statement about tire detreading. He said, “The vehicle gets pulled left only about a...
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Transportation Safety Technologies, Inc.
Mark W. Arndt, President
Blog by Mark W. Arndt
Transportation Safety Technologies, Inc.
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Will Electronic Stability Control Eliminate Tire Tread Separation Crashes?
October 1, 2009 by markarndt Will Electronic Stability Control Eliminate Tire Tread Separation Crashes? Probably not, but the technology...
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Fire Suppression in Buses and Coaches
September 15, 2011 by markarndt According to the brandposten (English edition) the number of fires in buses and coaches has more than...
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Drivers: Don’t Be Slow To React, Truck ESC Recall
September 22, 2011 by markarndt A recent Recall by Daimler Trucks of 2006 to 2012 Freightliner Trucks highlights recent concern regarding...
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NTSB Reports Important Steer Axle Tire Failure Testing Results
February 11, 2010 by markarndt After conducting testing of natural tire delamination and simulated tire blowout failures on the steer...
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NHTSA’s Research on Advanced Crash Avoidance Technologies
October 22, 2009 by markarndt Ray Resendes, Chief of Intelligent Technologies Research, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
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AAAM’s 53rd Annual Conference: First Day Highlights
October 6, 2009 by markarndt The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine(AAAM) is holding its 53rd Annual Conference in...
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TSTi on CBS with Dan Rather
August 24, 2009 by markarndt CBS News with Dan Rather featuring Mark Arndt Mark Arndt on CBS News
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AAAM’s 53rd Annual Conference: Highlights of Day Two and Three
October 15, 2009 by markarndt The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) held its 53rd Annual Conference in...
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Correcting the Record on NA Luxury Brand ESC Implementation
October 23, 2009 by markarndt The North American (NA) implementation of Electronic Stability Control was detailed in the 2008 Society of...
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Welcome to the Transport Safety Technologies Blog!
August 24, 2009 by markarndt This web log is dedicated to discussions concerning public safety. My belief and, by extension, my work is...
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Fuel Tank Fill Pipe Valve Prevents Leakage in Crash
September 22, 2009 by markarndt A recent crash test conducted by the San Francisco Law Firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein (under the...
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Fuel Fill Pipe Damage, Leakage and Fire by Tire Tread Separation
September 28, 2009 by markarndt Given knowledge of the dangers, the notion that tire failures occur on vehicles traveling at highway...
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Black Box Proven Accurate and Valuable to Crash Reconstruction
September 17, 2009 by markarndt A paper recently published at the 2009 SAE World Congressdemonstrates the accuracy and utility of speed...
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New Test Results: A Breakthrough in Understanding Front Tire Failure Crashes
September 25, 2009 by markarndt Not all tire tread separations are equal and new testing documents previously unknown differences between...
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Problems with Tire Standard FMVSS 120
February 9, 2010 by markarndt The US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 120 covers tires and rims for motor vehicle other than...
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Sudden Acceleration in Reverse
September 8, 2011 by markarndt I ran across an interesting recall this morning. It is interesting because it points to potential for...
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Getting Rollover Drag Factors Right
September 12, 2011 by markarndt A comparison was conducted of numerous historical studies by reexamination of the original works,...
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The Take Away on Rollover Drag Factors
September 13, 2011 by markarndt Dolly rollover tests suggest that the appropriate drag factor range for use in rollover reconstruction,...
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NHTSA Published Update of ESC Analysis
September 19, 2011 by markarndt The August 10, 2011 Federal Register contained NHTSA’s updated statistical analysis on its existing...
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