skid marks
Braking evidence left
Skid marks are the dark streaks left on pavement when a vehicle's tires lock up and drag across the surface, typically during hard braking.
Police and accident investigators use skid marks to reconstruct crashes and estimate speeds.
The term also refers, often humorously or crudely, to fecal stains left in underwear.
The skid marks on the road showed he tried to stop.
Check for skid marks before you throw those in the wash.
- wheelspinTires turning without grip
- peel outRapid tire-spinning departure
- underwearClothing worn beneath
- dirty laundryEmbarrassing private matters
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
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- tire markstread patterns
- crash siteswreckage, debris, emergency services, first responders, ambulance
- crude humorpoop jokes, burp jokes, toilet humor, potty humor, bathroom humor
- crash forensicscrash scene, collision, point of impact, debris field, accident report
- wheel markstire tracks, ruts, wagon ruts, cart tracks, tank tracks
- Crash InvestigationsNTSB, crash investigation, crash site, crash scene, black box
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