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Track Width

The distance between the center points of the tires from one side of the vehicle to the other (e.g. from the center point of the right front tire to the center point of the left front tire). On a dual axle vehicle, this is the distance from the center points between the dual tires from one side of the vehicle to the other.

Date Added to Lexicon
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