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temccarthy1
Explorer
Oct 11, 2017

Which is the right move in a split second decision?

After reading many instances on this site and seeing terrifying videos of TT crashes caused by sway getting out of control, I have seen many comments saying to accelerate if it starts to sway out of c...
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toedtoes
Explorer III
Oct 11, 2017
Chuck_thehammer wrote:
my advice... an old trucker..

steady on the power.. and using the hand brake paddles ..light on the trailer brakes..

this will burn off the sway.

like a jump rope and pull from both ends.. stops the movement.

my opinion.


That's how I was taught. Basically no extreme changes to your speed which will cause more issues. Worst thing I was told was to hit the brakes or gas hard - slow and steady works.

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