The skid resistance of asphalt pavements is known to deteriorate with their years of service. A major factor responsible for this deterioration is the traffic polishing effect of the exposed coarse aggregates on the pavement wearing surface. An asphalt pavement constructed of coarse aggregates that are resistant to traffic polishing will be able to retain much of its initial skid resistance over the entire service life of the pavement, whereas one constructed of coarse aggregate that are prone to traffic polishing may have to be resurfaced before the end of the design life of the pavement in order to provide a safe travelled surface for the traffic. Hence, it is important to evaluate the impact of the choice of aggregates on the skid resistance performance of asphalt pavements. This paper presents a methodology for this purpose. A three-dimensional finite element skid resistance simulation model is employed to examine the effect of aggregate polishing on the skid resistance performance of a pavement under different operating conditions. Using some known polishing properties of aggregates as inputs, this paper demonstrates how aggregates with different polishing properties perform under similar traffic loading conditions.