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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 02/04/2005 : 16:48:20 [Permalink]
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I've blown a steer tire at interstate speed. If one craves excitement, I reccommend it.
Brake drums need to be checked for cracks on a regular basis, especally if a lot of mountain driving is done. Those brakes get hot! I once got an air leak in a hose leading from the tractor to the trailer brakes, that cost me those brakes. I came down the Sandstone Hill in WV with the tractor smoking like a volcano and made the bottom with no air pressure and no brakes at all. I came within an ace of losing the truck. It's the driver's responsibility to keep track of this, but some don't. I did, but missed the bad hose. Scary!
There are too many things that can happen under normal conditions without tempting fate with stupidity.
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 02/05/2005 : 15:57:51 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Starman
You might find this page (by a single post SFN member) interesting :
Traffic waves - Sometimes one driver can vastly improve traffic.
This is an effect I have observed and experimented with myself. Whenever I find myself in jams, this is what I usually do to correct the problem. (slow down long before I arrive at the end of the jam on order to smooth it out. |
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ljbrs
SFN Regular
USA
842 Posts |
Posted - 02/09/2005 : 18:45:27 [Permalink]
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There are so many sharp suggestions to this subject, it boggles my little mind. Incidentally, I always make certain that there is time for me and my tailgater to stop. I put his time in front of me added to the time I would need to stop. Tailgating my car never works to the tailgater's advantage. I do not expect to have a silly rear-end collision unless, of course, the ignorant tailgater wants to get revenge for my safe driving. (I write "ignorant", because really "stupid" people would never get a license in the first place. Then again, "stupid" people without licenses have been known to get behind the wheels of cars.)
I guess that skeptics are always good drivers. Good brains!
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