Roadside Blitz ‘23 Common reasons for ABS Light

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  1. bad-luck

    bad-luck Road Train Member

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    And let's not forget the ABS sticker or ABS on the light. My bottom rails are polished on my trailer and I no longer had the ABS sticker, and got written up for it in Virginia....
     
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  3. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    Never knew that was a no no. Thanks for the heads up
     
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  4. BobO1176

    BobO1176 Light Load Member

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    Can someone clarify the ‘correct way to use a ratchet winch’, I have never heard of such a thing nor have had any issues, maybe I am doing it right, maybe I am doing it wrong.
     
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  5. mtoo

    mtoo Road Train Member

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    That's what happens when you've been retired for to many years. You loose touch with reality lol
     
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  6. KB3MMX

    KB3MMX Road Train Member

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    #1 recommendation, get it fixed ASAP if you don't know how to fix it yourself.

    If you had been in an accent, especially if fatality and they found that your equipment was being operated with malfunctioning ABS you would have significant culpability
     
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  7. Plantfoam

    Plantfoam Medium Load Member

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    Almost every time I've been inspected, it's been a week adjacent to a blitz
     
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  8. Buc

    Buc Medium Load Member

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    Time to run the back roads and hope Smokey Bear ain't back there waiting on ya...

    (Also related: stay the heck out of Ohio and New York if at all possible...)
     
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  9. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    Last inspection my 2014 had was right before I bought it, 1st quarter of 2020. I’m always thinking, “today is the day”……. nope…… green light. And I don’t have a prepass either.
     
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