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BradW
Explorer II
Aug 10, 2013

Full On Panic Stop at 18,000 Pounds & 6% Grade

Many years ago I posted a question asking if anyone had panic stopped their truck camper from interstate speeds and what were the results. That was not exactly the same scenario we experienced Thursd...
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mlts22
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Aug 13, 2013
In Austin, that is a normal thing. An inexperienced college student misjudges speeds when changing lanes, slams the brakes, and it validates the 60-0 braking distance.

The good thing is that most new pickup trucks can out-brake the econoboxes.

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