Why Brakes failed in Genting Buses

From: Paul Saccani
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:27:10 +0800
Local: Sat, Jun 20 2009 11:27 pm
Subject: Re: Don't stinge on brakes

On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:18:11 +0800, "AleXX"

wrote:
>After 10 or more trips down the deep slope of Genting, even a newly
>installed braking system will have all its brake lining "botaklized"...

Only if you can't drive for shit. Any competent driver would scarcely
use the brakes.

I've seen plenty of idiots on Genting who evidently do not know how to
drive, to the extent of setting their brakes on fire.

>. The Boleh government of Malaysia should implement regulation to have new brakes
>on buses renewed every 10 trips up and down Genting.
>http://www.asiaone.com/Motoring/Motorworld/Story/A1Story20090619-1496...

The fact is, a competent bus driver can do the whole descent without
touching the brakes once, except at the bottom near the guard house.

You don't need to change the brakes, you need to change your driving
culture.

All you need to do is to use low gears and low speeds on the descent.
It is not hard at all.

Anyone relying on brakes is incompetent.
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Cheers
Paul Saccani
Perth, Western Australia.

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