Brain Lapse!
I guess it was bound to happen. The minute you take your eye off the ball, you screw up. After 4 yrs. with the 5'r, the first time I ever failed to do the pull test, I dropped her on the box. Fortu...
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I always look at the jaws to confirm. I will admit I get complacent with the pull test sometimes. Depends on where I am. The reason to do a pull test is more than just confirming locked jaws. You are testing the brake system too. So I might not do a pull test when I'm leaving my own driveway. I'll know at the first stop sign if the brakes are working or not. I am more careful to do the pull test when leaving a campground and hitting the road, which more often that not is a downhill stretch. I want to feel the brakes.
