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Interesting story. A week ago, driving my car, I was exiting I-95 for a rest stop when the car in front of me and the truck in front of it started slowing down,
by 1MachineElf 5y ago
Interesting story. A week ago, driving my car, I was exiting I-95 for a rest stop when the car in front of me and the truck in front of it started slowing down, then stop fully. We were stopped for a minute for no reason, so I relied on my trusty AWD to maneuver off the road and around the stopped truck. As I pulled up to it, I lowered my window, and asked the driver if he was OK. Driver said to me that his air system got damaged on the road, and he couldn't drive for more than a few hundred feet before stopping again. I'm not exactly sure how all of that works, but there was nothing I could do, so I moved on. After reading this, I wonder if that driver and his employer are facing the same challenge.
- letitbeirie 5y ago> I'm not exactly sure how all of that works Brakes on heavy vehicles like semis are set up so that a heavy spring closes the brakes with maximum force unless the air system is pressurized to prevent that from happening. That way if the system fails, the driver finds out about it like this guy did (i.e. the truck failing to move) rather than his brakes failing and causing a crash.