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Position And Orientation Of Wear

The location and direction of an area of erosion on a footwear outsole or tire tread. Examples of location of wear include wear along the medial edge of the footwear outsole and wear along the outer edge of a tire tread. The position and orientation of wear can change as a footwear outsole or tire tread is worn.
Committee
Footwear & Tire
Date Added to Lexicon
Technical Report/Other Source (Author, Title of report. Publisher, Year.)
ASB TR 097, Terminology Used for Forensic Footwear and Tire Evidence. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2019. Source link