Truck driver told police his brakes failed prior to crash that killed four in Arizona
This is not good!
4 Killed When Driver Says His Brakes Failed Prior To Accident
Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by mjd4277, Sep 19, 2022.
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How dumb do you have to be to take the exit after your brakes have failed? Congratulations. You just snuffed out the lives of four innocent people.
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If his brakes really failed that will become known during the investigation. If they didn’t really fail, he’s toast. He might be toast either way.
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There are so many failsafes and redundancies put into brake systems that total brake failure is pretty rare nowadays.
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I came thru there last night and the site was still surrounded by cops and wreckers, if I'm not mistaken, there is an escape ramp around the same area.
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Most trucks today don't even have the Applied Brake Pressure gauge. That's how I was trained to go down the mountains. 10 psi or less on the brakes and you can ride them all day without them overheating or failing.
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For such a short interstate, I-17 has some pretty decent grades.
Lived in AZ for 16yrs and have seen my share of dip sticks not knowing what they are doing or underestimating the grades on this stretch.LoneRanger, bzinger, D.Tibbitt and 1 other person Thank this. -
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