On Jun 28, 4:59*pm, Archon wrote:
On 6/26/2012 8:06 PM, Cydrome Leader wrote: with a truck engine, so
maybe not. I have seen signs here though at the











I wonder if vehicle size difference is part of the reason jake brakes
would seem to be less common outside the US.

a large truck in europe is small here in the US.

I think only Australia outdoes the US with their road trains.

It's the same with railways, a large european freight train would be
crushed to bits in a crash with a commuter passenger train from the US.
Laws here don't permit passenger trains to be made of paper cups and used
tissue like in germany. Everything is large and heavy.

Canada does run longer heavier trains than in the US though.

Ever been out of the States? Europeans don't use steam any more you
know. I think you will find the max laden truck weight is higher in
Europe. US trucks are so crap, 1950's engines. Crawl up hill, no brakes
down hill. Driven by suicidal Mex's. *Always tailgating, All chrome and
no safety gear, no spray suppression, no side bars, ineffective tail
bars, totally lethal to other drivers. Stay well away from them on
interstates. We have a couple rollover almost every day here in NJ.
Usually trash trucks from NY. JC

At least in North America the truck tractor's exhaust does not point
right at the motorist in the next lane. And the semitrailers are
almost always metal boxes, not cloth-covered frames.