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> Yes, last time I read about a fire in that tunnel I believe it was the brakes. I don’t know how. Friction brakes convert momentum into heat. If you ride the
by AnthonyMouse 1y ago
> Yes, last time I read about a fire in that tunnel I believe it was the brakes. I don’t know how.
Friction brakes convert momentum into heat. If you ride the brakes going down a mountain you generate more heat than the brakes can dissipate into the air and the brake temperature keeps going up until they're hot enough to start a fire.
- xienze 1y agoPresumably truck drivers are skilled enough to know not to ride the brakes, aren’t they?
- AnthonyMouse 1y agoThe vast majority of truck drivers, yes. The driver of the truck whose brakes caught on fire, nope.