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POTHOLES A BIG TROUBLE FOR TRUCKS * Europe
* Belgium - Ford's: Probing the pothole problem
(Video from Ford Europe - Feb 5, 2016: At Ford's Lommel Proving Ground in Belgium, there's a bone-shaking stretch of road that incorporates some of the world's worst potholes. To this spine jarring section copied from a real road in Essex, England)
-- At its Lommel facility, Ford created what it calls a “diabolical” 1.2‑mile road consisting of precise replicas of some of the worst potholes and road hazards from around the world to help its engineers create more robust chassis systems... Potholes and other rough road surfaces are a billion-dollar problem for vehicles the world over. Indeed, a recent study by indicates pothole damage cost drivers $15 billion in vehicle repairs over the last five years or some $3 billion annually. Thus figuring out ways to make its vehicles more “pothole resistant” is one of the primary missions of Ford Motor Co.'s Lommel Proving Grounds facility located in Lommel, Belgium... Ford said its Lommel site incorporates actual pothole conditions found in both Europe and the U.S., while simulating more than 100 other road hazards found in 25 countries worldwide...
Lommel, Belgium - Fleet Owner (USA), by Sean Kilcarr - Feb 18, 2016
Labels: automakers news Europe, research
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