Ignoramus28705 on Sun, 04 Mar
2012 14:02:21 -0600 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

They might... if you have not picked up too much speed before you
realize you are in deep doo-doo and you apply them solidly in one
emergency stop.

OK, I think that I get the picture.

I now know one honest mobile truck mechanic (!), he will look and
adjust all my brakes, making whatever repairs may be necessary.

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And then remember, "You go down a hill slow, a lot. You go down
fast - once." If you are going "over a hill" (a pass) stop at the
top, check brakes, load, stretch legs, then do not get in a hurry to
get down the hill. Better to "creep down the hill" thinking you could
shift up a gear and make it, than to arrive at the bottom wishing you
hadn't, and wind up on the six o clock news.
--
pyotr
Go not to the Net for answers, for it will tell you Yes and no. And
you are a bloody fool, only an ignorant cretin would even ask the
question, forty two, 47, the second door, and how many blonde lawyers
does it take to change a lightbulb.