Ralph Cramden wrote:
...When I caught back up to him in Donegal a few miles down the road, the TT brakes were still smoking and not a little either. It looked like fog had set in. He had Colorado tags FWTW.
There are clueless people out driving and towing all over this country. Just because they had CO plates is absolutely no indication they know or should know how to drive mountainous terrain. There are people moving here from out of state constantly which makes it even worse.
I see it almost every time I drive from the mountains down into the Denver area, people riding their brakes the entire time. You'd also think that tractor trailer drivers would know how to drive and avoid smoking their brakes too especially when there are a handful of traffic signs warning them about the extended, steep grades they are coming up on.
OP, gear down when descending and as mentioned, stab the brakes if you need to use the brakes. There isn't a whole lot more to it.
