Sentences with phrase «other road surfaces»

The control is varied continuously, as various sensors on the car measure speed; lateral and transverse acceleration, steering angles, tyre slip and other road surface and yaw rate.
The standard multi-link, double - pivot MacPherson front strut suspension and five - link independent rear system — a first for Cadillac — effectively soak up bumps and other road surface imperfections, yet hold the ATS firmly upright while cornering.
According to law, acts that cause «unnecessary rapid acceleration, unnecessary tire squeal, skid, smoke or slide upon acceleration or stopping including the casting of tread, gravel, dirt or other road surface materials from the tires» is illegal.

Not exact matches

There appeared to be no telltale symptoms of distress, but reports quickly surfaced that Bironas had threatened other motorists and even tried running a truck full of college kids off the road.
A grippy outsole grabs the road and other surfaces with superior traction for a smooth ride.
And when you do you are going to get road rash, abrasions from falling off your bike and making contact with the pavement or some other surface.
It rolls on 6 ″ hard rubber wheels, the front wheels are swivel, but can be locked straight for rough surface.i9t is very easy to push on grass, playground mulch, city roads & other uneven surface.
Able to safely negotiate obstacles on paved surfaces, the RDS has huge 200 - mm inflated tires that are perfect for dirt, grass, sand, and other off - road terrain.
For maximum safety, EPS foam wraps around the entire inside of the carrier, for better impact protection and jostling from potholes or other rough road surfaces.
Also referred to as a fitness or sport utility stroller, an all - terrain stroller has three wheels that are ideal for taking baby off - road over gravel, lawn, trails and other rough surfaces.
Spades have yet to break the surface on key road and other building works due to over-cautious civil servants dragging their heels and ministers failing to smash their blocking techniques.
All of the nonreflective roofs, walls, roads and other surfaces absorb and retain heat during the day.
As the seams smoulder away, the ground above them becomes prone to collapse — taking with them any houses, roads or other infrastructure built on the surface.
Coauthor and Fellowship advisor Kathleen Weathers, an ecosystem scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and co-chair of GLEON, comments, «In the North American Lakes Region — where road salt is a reality — roads and other impervious surfaces within 500 meters of a lake's shoreline are a recipe for salinization.
Finally, there could be some unknown dynamic mechanism that makes the plates skip against each other as they slide, much as a car's skidding tires make microskips across a road's surface.
«We've long known that heat radiated by buildings, roads, bridges and other structures keeps surface air temperature higher in cities than in surrounding areas.
Coauthor and Fellowship advisor Kathleen Weathers, an ecosystem scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and co-chair of GLEON, comments, «In the North American Lakes Region - where road salt is a reality - roads and other impervious surfaces within 500 meters of a lake's shoreline are a recipe for salinization.
It is estimated that 75 percent of contamination in the Puget Sound is unwittingly produced by citizens — via commercial wastewater, sewage treatment plants, stormwater runoff from roads and paved surfaces, construction and other activities.
Other characters, including a grifter known as T (Chris Noth) and a fence named Cokebottles (Pruitt Taylor Vince of Heavy), surface before different double - crosses lead to the final road rendezvous.
Because all of them will have done a rain dance, hoping for the RS3's preferred road conditions - a wet, greasy surface, puddles, and other challenges that turn the car from massively grippy, locked - down and pretty undramatic into something a little more exuberant.
Already a nod to the CSL road car, a wood - like panel encircles the dashboard, but here displays the track layout and other data on its surface.
Land Rover says the system could display a warning triangle on the road surface to warn other cars the Discovery is stationary, and it could project red warning marks if a parking space is too narrow to fit the SUV.
That lack of drama manifests itself as reassurance on wet roads and poor surfaces, allowing you to press on where others might encourage you to bleed off pace.
Neither is the constant high - frequency fore - and - aft pitching over seemingly smooth highway surfaces - you tend to start watching the heads of other drivers to see if it's the fault of the Cadillac or the road itself.
Combine the steering changes with the other chassis upgrades on the road — a more compliant ride despite stiffer Exige Cup dampers, improved body control, increased grip levels and the more relaxed nature and settled movements on poor road surfaces — and the Sport 350 draws you in.
Driving over rough or damaged road surfaces, as well as debris, curbs, and other obstacles can cause serious damage to wheels, tires, and suspension parts.
The BMW 7 Series features an electronically controlled damping system where each wheel can be adjusted individually according to the road surface and driving style, with compression and rebound settings varied independently of each other.
A soft transmission mounting arrangement, on the other hand, minimises oscillations and vibrations, thereby improving comfort on uneven road surfaces, but at the expense of driving dynamics.
They make use of 84 individually controlled LED modules, illuminating the road surface automatically with extremely bright and precisely directed light, making sure it does not dazzle other road users.
These each use 84 individually controlled high - performance LED modules to illuminate the road surface automatically with an extremely bright and pecisely directed beam of light, without dazzling other road users.
Despite the lack of an available air suspension as in some other trim levels, the Power Wagon rides remarkably well on - road, its softer spring and damper settings absorb most rough road surfaces with ease.
There was a little road noise present on coarser - chip surfaces and wind noise is comparable to others in the segment (I spent the night prior in our long - term Clio RS).
Yet that hasn't come at the expense of ride quality — though the firm suspension does rear its ugly head when you're traversing rougher road surfaces or driving over highway expansion joints, the Nissan Juke remains fairly calm and composed in almost all other driving scenarios.
On the road with different surfaces on each side, for example dry tarmac on one side and ice or snow on the other, you will appreciate the Electronic Differential Lock (EDL).
Deep potholes or other large irregularities on the road surface will cause the Land Cruiser to bounce annoyingly.
The E220's steel springs, on the other hand, settle down quickly over the same surface but they can be somewhat jittery over road joints and sharp edged ruts.
This ensures that a wheel provides shorter stopping distances and optimal braking force on all surfaces, especially on roads where one side is slipperier than the other.
Although StabiliTrak and other electronically controlled suspension systems might seem an almost required safety feature for cars driven on snow and ice, Young says that Florida's roads, especially after a summer rainstorm has brought oil to the surface, make the system just as valuable to drivers here.
This then causes the excessively toed rear wheels to fight each other until one loses grip completely, usually on slippery road surfaces, and the rear is swung out by the other.
The S600 gets Mercedes» impressive Magic Body Control, a system that «reads» the surface of the road ahead and adjusts the suspension to prepare for obstacles, potholes and other imperfections.
On the other hand, even in comfort mode on Germany's comparatively silken road surfaces, the DRC's ride falls on the stiff side.
Thanks to the drive select modes that can be toggled to suit specific terrains and road surface conditions, even the entry - level front - wheel drive Jeep Cherokees can shrug off terrain that would tear most other crossovers to shreds, and the top - of - the - range Trailhawk model can comfortably keep pace with a Land Rover Discovery Sport.
Since the MULTIBEAM LED technology combines the very best of today's lighting technologies and can optimally adjust the light distribution instantly and automatically to virtually any traffic situation, it always ensures thus far unrivalled broad and bright illumination of the road surface and edge of the carriageway for high performance and precision without dazzling other car drivers.
The two ends of the anti-roll bar twist relative to each other when cornering (or when only one side of the vehicle is driving over very uneven road surfaces).
Braking performance is also tuned to support rough road surfaces, in comparison to other drive modes, causing wheel lock ups in a controlled manner.
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Admittedly, there is a whiff of body lean around higher speed sweeping bends, but the Lexus IS remains resolutely flat and level in most other situations, and manages to smooth out all but the roughest of asphalt road surfaces you'll find in the United States.
There are four major highways in Belize; the other roads are secondary routes and not all have a tarmac surface.
GT Sport cars seem to just glide along the road while the other 3 were effected by road surfaces etc - and then came the wet weather comparison.
As far as the physical constructs of the sites are concerned, she keeps an eye out for large exterior walls or other surfaces that would be visible from a distance (such as a main road), partly to maximize the potential for audiences and experience but also to keep the focus on outdoor spaces.
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