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Re: Angular Speed and Time to Rotate with Rear Wheels Locked and Front Wheel Turning

Steve Syson ([email protected])
Sun, 15 Nov 1998 18:34:07 -0500 (EST)

There is an NHTSA paper where they did brake tests on various vehicles while locking up the rear wheels...my memory is that the rotational velocity varied from about 30 to 60 degrees per second
Steve Syson
[email protected]

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