This Is Why Runaway Truck Ramps Could Save Your Life

If you ever have the misfortune to experience disastrous brake failure on a fast downhill stretch of road, you better pray that one of these ingenious run-off zones has been installed!
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Anonymous

Wish they make it in canada

01/30/2016 - 17:33 |
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WLFS

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

There are lots of these in Canada.

01/30/2016 - 17:43 |
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Brandon sutten

They get used in Oregon, USA all the time.

01/30/2016 - 17:34 |
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Anonymous

they ascending stops looks really steep, surely the truck would roll up the hill, stop and then roll back down it becuase it has no brakes?

01/30/2016 - 17:37 |
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Evan 1

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

The truck wouldn’t roll back down due to stones. It basically buries the wheels so the truck stops.

01/30/2016 - 17:48 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Believe it would also get its axles buried making it almost impossible to move under natural power (weight and gravity).

01/30/2016 - 17:48 |
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William J

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Just let it stall at the top and leave it in gear?

01/31/2016 - 06:12 |
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Caro

Basicially gravel traps for trucks.

01/30/2016 - 18:05 |
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Yoorr

Do the trucks in the US have such bad brakes or are the roads so steep? In Europe we never have this kind of accidents.

01/30/2016 - 18:06 |
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K Chaitanya Rao

In reply to by Yoorr

The roads are actually quite steep, the gradients can often leave the brakes in a bad shape and faded brakes on a gradient with tons of load in the back means that this ramp can save the lives of everyone one the road.

01/30/2016 - 18:21 |
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Tiago Mano

In reply to by Yoorr

at leat in Portugal whe have a few ones, only in long and steep descends

01/30/2016 - 18:24 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Yoorr

Here in the Rockies, these things are everywhere because of all of the steep hills.

01/30/2016 - 18:42 |
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Evan Clay

In reply to by Yoorr

I live in Colorado and these are everywhere in the mountains. All of our roads are hilly and can be very steep with all the mountains and valleys, so having these is truly a lifesaver. They ought to install some on the pikes peak highway cause going down, it’s mega steep.

01/30/2016 - 18:52 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Yoorr

May have catched up by now but earlier americans used old technology in their trucks which may include engine brakes, a modern volvo can have an engine brake in excess of 400Hp which greatly reduce the need for using the brakes when going down hill.

I think its illegal to use engine brakes on some roads in america as well due to noise.

http://www.volvotrucks.com/trucks/na/en-us/products/powertrain/engine_brake/Pages/iveb.aspx

I-VEB - Engine Brake : Volvo Trucks VOLVO'S INTELLIGENT, ENHANCED ENGINE BRAKE COMES STANDARD WITH I-SHIFT. Our new I-VEB enhances ou... Volvotrucks
01/30/2016 - 19:09 |
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cherniydiavel

I live here :) I drive on the I-17 almost once a month!

01/30/2016 - 18:43 |
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Nikoxio

At times like that it’s nice to point out to others that your car warns you about low brake pressure, but also to brag that it’s from the early 90s. xD

01/30/2016 - 18:55 |
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Anonymous

We have these on this side off-the-wall pond…. not quite so hi tec…. but they seem to work

01/30/2016 - 20:00 |
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Anonymous

They had these all over the place in Germany when I drove through there last year when you drive through the mountains, bloody brilliant idea.

01/30/2016 - 21:47 |
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Rick Bakker

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

They have them all troughout Europe, Spain - France - Germany - Austria - Italy - swiss… You name it… if they have mountain’s they have these ramps

01/31/2016 - 00:07 |
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Nanahira is my Waifu

So racetrack?

01/30/2016 - 22:33 |
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