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Abrasion

Wearing away rubber from tires by friction due to high speed, locked wheel braking. Abrasion will be at right angles to the direction of travel, also on shoulder and sidewall.

Committee

Footwear & Tire

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Technical Report/Other Source (Author, Title of report. Publisher, Year.)

ANSI/Academy Standards Board (ASB), Terminology Used for Forensic Footwear and Tire Evidence. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2019. Source link