Brake Check areas: pull off mandatory?

There are a few mandatory ones. Some are just there for your safety and convenience. It will be marked accordingly.

 

Rt 40 west from i68 keysers ridge -mountain before uniontown pa has brake check at top, 10mph speed for trucks and brake check stop 3/4 of the way down and smokey bear has been there quite a few times checking trucks.

 

I think coming in I80 over Donner pass has an area marked as trucks must stop for brake check. I think, most of my times over Donner were east bound with the return coming back some other way.

 

You left one out

 

Never been through any mountains myself (yet) but my first reaction would be to stop, let them cool off (assuming I wasn't just using the Jake's) and do a six-pack.

In Canada, you'll get a ticket for blowing a brake check, regardless of weight or truck.

 

There is. Was following a guy last Friday (in a 4 wheeler) whose brakes were smoking before he got there, and he never even slowed down. 65 all the way. We passed him on one of the uphills but kept a close eye on the mirrors......

Stupid is as stupid does.....

 

When I run Canada I pull in, stop set the brakes, log 1 min labled brake check on my elog, then off I go.

 

My god how much time do you lose by stopping?

Why would you log it?

You stop, wait a minute or two and go.

 

And there's your typical brake check driver.

I get out and make sure nothing is smoking. And properly adjusted. And all that jazz. THAT'S a brake check. Not just making sure you can stop. But hey. We're the lazy generation these days.