MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Nice of the camera truck to stop and help out, huh? Maybe he was in a spot where it would be even more unsafe to stop.Perhaps he already knew the wreck probably wasn't survivable.The person who posted earlier about not screwing around on Donner Pass wasn't kidding. It's not only steep, but has very narrow lanes, rough road surfaces, and lots of idiot 4-wheelers, and that's in the summer. In the winter, it's 10 times as bad. I believe that it is the longest grade in the US, climbing continuously from just east of Sacramento all the way to the summit just west of Donner Lake.
To be that out of control, that truck had to have either burned-up his brake shoes, exhausted his brake air supply, or both. If he did lose his air, the TPV should have engaged and at least partially locked the whole thing up, even if it was metal on metal grinding against the drums.
It makes you want to throw the Jake on full, and drop to about 5th gear just to be extra safe.
To be that out of control, that truck had to have either burned-up his brake shoes, exhausted his brake air supply, or both. If he did lose his air, the TPV should have engaged and at least partially locked the whole thing up, even if it was metal on metal grinding against the drums.
It makes you want to throw the Jake on full, and drop to about 5th gear just to be extra safe.
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