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| Thread ID: 124344 | 2012-04-21 00:40:00 | Revenue gathering on the roads Really??? | coldfront (15814) | PC World Chat |
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| 1271012 | 2012-04-21 22:06:00 | Ever wondered why trucks slow down before going down steep hills? Because they need to be in a suitable gear to regulate their speed as they go down hill, If they are in too high a gear and try and regulate their speed with their brakes they will overheat/run out of puff and then the **** hits the fan. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1271013 | 2012-04-21 23:54:00 | Ever wondered why trucks slow down before going down steep hills?. As said by Metla and Paul it is all to do with breaking and not running out of them because of over heating. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1271014 | 2012-04-22 01:26:00 | Get it a bit of brake fade going to Piha in my Bedford. My fault as I should be using the exhaust brake more. Lucky there is a bit of a straight run off at the bottom. My Ford Tragic van lost its brakes there as well had to use the handbrake and get it into 1st gear. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1271015 | 2012-04-22 01:39:00 | I love revenue gathering - it keep my taxes down. | Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
| 1271016 | 2012-04-22 01:57:00 | Because they need to be in a suitable gear to regulate their speed as they go down hill, If they are in too high a gear and try and regulate their speed with their brakes they will overheat/run out of puff and then the **** hits the fan. I noticed recently when coming down the Westland side of the Haast Pass there was a ramp off the side of the road where runaway trucks could go to slow down and hopefully stop. It was long and steep enough to slow a truck that had brake failure. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1271017 | 2012-04-22 02:19:00 | Trucks usually slow down going down hills so that they don't lose control as their breaks with a full load are not as good as a car.. Its Brakes btw ;) Now you missed the point of the remark! If you drop of some speed before you go down a hill you have less chance of allowing that needle to go above the Limit. Of course you could use your brakes but thats wear on your brakes and since most of you now days drive automatics wear on the brakes means heated and warped discs and thus further cost. So the other point is higher velocity plus mass equals less potential to stop add an incline to that and the distance required to stop increases! Basic physics! btw, I drive trucks not your 4wd Hilux variation but the larger ones and selecting a lower gear and speed before going down hill also reduces wear on your vehicle same principle applies to cars. Now back away with the speeding whines do you think that if it was just about revenue collecting they (the Law enforcemnet agencies) would also be more focused on the quicker and higher value penaltys? As pointed out if you run a logbok even if your within the legal driving hours a minor error or illegible entry in your log book incurs a hefty fine. Speeding tickets are nothing compared to other sources they could use. You see it everyday faulty brakelights, lighting in general but how often do you hear of someone getting a fine for those? |
coldfront (15814) | ||
| 1271018 | 2012-04-22 02:31:00 | Get it a bit of brake fade going to Piha in my Bedford. My fault as I should be using the exhaust brake more. Lucky there is a bit of a straight run off at the bottom. My Ford Tragic van lost its brakes there as well had to use the handbrake and get it into 1st gear. You still got a Bedford..Truck or Van?? Must be an endangered species theses days.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1271019 | 2012-04-22 04:10:00 | Camper, not endangered at all in fact the parts are available from the Bedford God in Thames. They are a lot cheaper to keep on the road maintenance wise than Jap or European buses. You can buy a Mercedes bus ex Ritchies for around 10,000 and you could spend that much in 2 years fixing it. | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1271020 | 2012-04-22 06:36:00 | Speeding fines at the moment are pathetic, Most traffic fines are so low they are not a deterrent . I would like the punishment for driving thru a stop sign to be the same as attempted murder . And some here who know what happened to four of my mates a few years ago on Tamaki Drive would be unsurprised by the fact that I support prefect's view on this 110% . When I got my licence (back in the Middle Ages :)), you had to come to a complete stop at a Stop sign . These days Stop signs are treated like Give Way signs with 98% of motorists just rolling through them, or ignoring them completely . Stop signs are usually placed at intersections that are dangerous, but not busy enough to warrant traffic lights: these would be a far better place to put 'red light cameras' . Of course, they would have to be suitably modified to take fast-frame video and be triggered by the motion of a vehicle approaching and moving through a Stop sign controlled intersection . If the cops really wanted to make some money, this would be a goldmine! |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1271021 | 2012-04-22 07:08:00 | When I got my licence (back in the Middle Ages :)), you had to come to a complete stop at a Stop sign. These days Stop signs are treated like Give Way signs with 98% of motorists just rolling through them, or ignoring them completely. If you really think about it there is no need for stop signs as the rules for the Give Way should make it safe enough but it wouldn't work here with the drivers we have. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
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