Mountain Driving

I used to live near there. The number of truckers who have died on Cabbage Hill from underestimating the hill is far too large. They've taken out cars full of people at the bottom after surviving the curves, too. I cannot begin to count the number of truck's I've seen flying past the exit at Arrowhead being followed by a cloud of smoke from the brakes. And that goes for motorhomes, pickups with trailers, box trucks and even smelled a few cars with hot brakes, too.

What it's about? The long continuous grade with long sharp curves and only two lanes and the fact that car drivers have no idea they should watch their mirrors past the Arrowhead exit and get out of the way... (same for pickups, motorhomes, etc)

 

So many variables. So you've got a 10 speed. You got 3.07 gears or 4.10's? That'll make a difference of a gear at least, and that's just one variable. Some trucks will have stronger jake's than others, hills will be steeper, have sharper curves, start out flat and end up really steep, on and on and so on.

It's hard to give advice on this through an internet forum. If a guy was riding shotgun in the truck it'd be easy as day to 'coach'.

It's just something a guy's got to figure out, err on the side of caution till you do get it figured out. Even after that if ever in dbout go back to erring on the side of caution.

Don't just hit the down hill grade of 'insert mountain name here' in 7th gear cause 'so and so from the internet' told me so.

I've seen a lot of wadded up trucks on passes around me, some get lucky and get to truck another day, some just don't get another day.
Seems like on every wreck when it comes down to it, inexperience in one form or another is at fault.