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!
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?
Basicially gravel traps for trucks.
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.
I live here :) I drive on the I-17 almost once a month!
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
We have these on this side off-the-wall pond…. not quite so hi tec…. but they seem to work
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.
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Wish they make it in canada
They get used in Oregon, USA all the time.
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?
Basicially gravel traps for trucks.
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.
I live here :) I drive on the I-17 almost once a month!
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
We have these on this side off-the-wall pond…. not quite so hi tec…. but they seem to work
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.
So racetrack?