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Re: What do we see when we look at skidmarks?

Ed Johnston (AccConsSvc@aol.com)
Mon, 27 May 1996 15:02:16 -0400 (EDT)

Read your replies to skidmarks--Testing I have done shows on asphalt roads the heat generated(from friction) causes the petroleum product to be brought quick to the surface and the tire sliding thru this will leave the good skidmark. On a concrete road the mark is usually left by particles of the tire being ripped off and from dirt and matriials on the road surface.
Ed Johnston
AccConsSvc@aol.com

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