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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Entwood on 01 February 2013, 14:27:08
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I wonder what would happen to a truck following behind but not so equipped !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ridS396W2BY
Pretty impressive :)
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That is really impressive. :o
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very impressive :y
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I wonder if it works as well when the trailer is fully loaded ::)
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I wonder if it works as well when the trailer is fully loaded ::)
That is fully loaded!
The tractor trailer is fully loaded to 40 tons GCW.
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That does seem impressive. As I cannot have sound on at work. I wondered if it would prevent tailgating?
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Wow! :o :o :o :o
The driver must always wear a seat belt with de-acceleration like that! ;D ;D ;D
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Wow! :o :o :o :o
The driver must always wear a seat belt with de-acceleration like that! ;D ;D ;D
Yep, he'd have lost his laptop, DVD player, cup of coffee, mobile phone, Latvian Newspaper , etc... otherwise. ;)
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The bloke driving the V70 couldn't quite bring himself to actually stop though :-\ must have nearly wet himself...
Would like to see how it copes doing that on a bend though :-\
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The bloke driving the V70 couldn't quite bring himself to actually stop though :-\ must have nearly wet himself...
Would like to see how it copes doing that on a bend though :-\
Don't artics still have the anti-knife jacking devices fitted? ???
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Indeed, but like ABS, ESP, TCS etc, they can only bend the laws of physics, not rewrite them :y
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certainly is impressive. Dont think Id like to be the one to unload the trailer after braking like that though ;D
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Very good and reassuring :y
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Indeed, but like ABS, ESP, TCS etc, they can only bend the laws of physics, not rewrite them :y
How true! :D :D :y :y
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But would the traffic following be so good?
Only ever as good as the weakest link.
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I can remmebr when cars with discbrakes had a sticker on the back to warn cars following that it may stop quicker than they were used to stopping in their drum braked cars. :)
Im old. :'( :D
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I can remmebr when cars with discbrakes had a sticker on the back to warn cars following that it may stop quicker than they were used to stopping in their drum braked cars. :)
Im old. :'( :D
You are, but so must I be because I remember that, and of course that warning on some commercial vehicles! ;D ;D ;D ;)
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But would the traffic following be so good?
Only ever as good as the weakest link.
Who gives a toss about the vehicle behind? If it stops the innocents on the hard shoulder being killed, the dickheads who drive too close to it will be eradicated from the gene pool.
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I remember when our tanks had a refit with a new engine, gearbox and steering box/brakes. Instead of 20mph we could now go 45mph until you hit the brakes which were now superb, it would stop in a few vehicle lengths even at 'high' speed. We often put the tank on it's front wheels with the back in the air and wondered what would happen should a car be following too close.
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I can remmebr when cars with discbrakes had a sticker on the back to warn cars following that it may stop quicker than they were used to stopping in their drum braked cars. :)
Im old. :'( :D
and more recently cars had ABS badges on the back for the same reason,
could have meant the trim level on a jap car tho?
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I can remmebr when cars with discbrakes had a sticker on the back to warn cars following that it may stop quicker than they were used to stopping in their drum braked cars. :)
Im old. :'( :D
I looked at a couple of newish focuses the other day. Rear drums :-\
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that must cost more in tooling than discs?
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I can remmebr when cars with discbrakes had a sticker on the back to warn cars following that it may stop quicker than they were used to stopping in their drum braked cars. :)
Im old. :'( :D
I looked at a couple of newish focuses the other day. Rear drums :-\
What Steve!! In 2013? :o :o :o :o
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I remember when our tanks had a refit with a new engine, gearbox and steering box/brakes. Instead of 20mph we could now go 45mph until you hit the brakes which were now superb, it would stop in a few vehicle lengths even at 'high' speed. We often put the tank on it's front wheels with the back in the air and wondered what would happen should a car be following too close.
The mind boggles Guffer! :o :o ;D ;D ;D ;D
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I can remmebr when cars with discbrakes had a sticker on the back to warn cars following that it may stop quicker than they were used to stopping in their drum braked cars. :)
Im old. :'( :D
I looked at a couple of newish focuses the other day. Rear drums :-\
What Steve!! In 2013? :o :o :o :o
Quite a lot of smaller cars still have rear drum brakes.
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I can remmebr when cars with discbrakes had a sticker on the back to warn cars following that it may stop quicker than they were used to stopping in their drum braked cars. :)
Im old. :'( :D
I looked at a couple of newish focuses the other day. Rear drums :-\
What Steve!! In 2013? :o :o :o :o
Quite a lot of smaller cars still have rear drum brakes.
Yeah dont knock it >:( >:( >:( >:( ;D
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My first thought was its impressive a truck can stop that quick, ESP that increased braking in the last quarter.
But then realised its the automatic nature of stopping they are advertising.
So that aside, can trucks all stop that quick normally? Lordy. :o
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Very impressive, was he using summer or winter tyres? ::) ::) ::)
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I can remmebr when cars with discbrakes had a sticker on the back to warn cars following that it may stop quicker than they were used to stopping in their drum braked cars. :)
Im old. :'( :D
I looked at a couple of newish focuses the other day. Rear drums :-\
What Steve!! In 2013? :o :o :o :o
Quite a lot of smaller cars still have rear drum brakes.
yep..
rear brakes dont have effect until the cars loaded because of safety reasons.. also they can be converted to discs anytime..
you can see their braking force at mot..
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Very impressive, was he using summer or winter tyres? ::) ::) ::)
;D ;D :y
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Very impressive, was he using summer or winter tyres? ::) ::) ::)
Don't start!! :o
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Very impressive, was he using summer or winter tyres? ::) ::) ::)
Don't start!! :o
Rain sports surely? Winters wouldn't stop that quick. ::) ::) ::)
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My first thought was its impressive a truck can stop that quick, ESP that increased braking in the last quarter.
But then realised its the automatic nature of stopping they are advertising.
So that aside, can trucks all stop that quick normally? Lordy. :o
In an ideal world yes... 12 huge disc brakes performing an emergency stop ;)
In reality, many tractor units don't have discs all round and most trailers are still running drums ::)
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My first thought was its impressive a truck can stop that quick, ESP that increased braking in the last quarter.
But then realised its the automatic nature of stopping they are advertising.
So that aside, can trucks all stop that quick normally? Lordy. :o
In an ideal world yes... 12 huge disc brakes performing an emergency stop ;)
In reality, many tractor units don't have discs all round and most trailers are still running drums ::)
i'm amazed it stopped so quick tbh. Even before all the gadgetry. :y
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My first thought was its impressive a truck can stop that quick, ESP that increased braking in the last quarter.
But then realised its the automatic nature of stopping they are advertising.
So that aside, can trucks all stop that quick normally? Lordy. :o
In an ideal world yes... 12 huge disc brakes performing an emergency stop ;)
In reality, many tractor units don't have discs all round and most trailers are still running drums ::)
i'm amazed it stopped so quick tbh. Even before all the gadgetry. :y
When I was in the garage our heavy wrecker had awesome power. A 15L, twin turbo Caterpiller engine that did 2 gallons to the mile when cold :o It was plated to 80 Tonnes for UK roads so needed it and the good brakes... It would out-perform most normal road cars on acceleration (if you could cope with the 13 forward gears in an Eton Box, which wasn't easy!) and certainly out brake most cars when it was solo :y
This was a G Registered truck so not exactly new ;)
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Wow! :o :o :o :o
The driver must always wear a seat belt with de-acceleration like that! ;D ;D ;D
Yep, he'd have lost his laptop, DVD player, cup of coffee, mobile phone, Latvian Newspaper , etc... otherwise. ;)
;D ;D ;D ;D
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My first thought was its impressive a truck can stop that quick, ESP that increased braking in the last quarter.
But then realised its the automatic nature of stopping they are advertising.
So that aside, can trucks all stop that quick normally? Lordy. :o
In an ideal world yes... 12 huge disc brakes performing an emergency stop ;)
In reality, many tractor units don't have discs all round and most trailers are still running drums ::)
Things have moved on. Discs all round on units and trailers.
Didnt Mr clarkson drive a volvo car a while back which he demonstrated by driving up to a stationary vehicle without touching the brakes.
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My first thought was its impressive a truck can stop that quick, ESP that increased braking in the last quarter.
But then realised its the automatic nature of stopping they are advertising.
So that aside, can trucks all stop that quick normally? Lordy. :o
In an ideal world yes... 12 huge disc brakes performing an emergency stop ;)
In reality, many tractor units don't have discs all round and most trailers are still running drums ::)
Things have moved on. Discs all round on units and trailers.
Didnt Mr clarkson drive a volvo car a while back which he demonstrated by driving up to a stationary vehicle without touching the brakes.
Agreed... On the newer ones :y But how many companies are still running around with units that are 10+ years old (bearing in mind that a 52 plate vehicle is now more than 10 years old ;)) and even older trailers ???