The phenomenon of vehicle park brake rollaway

When a vehicle is parked on a slope with hot brakes, what appears to be a sufficient parking brake action can sometimes become insufficient. When the brakes cool down, the braking force reduces due to relaxation of the entire parking brake system, and the vehicle may start to move, leading to obviou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKinlay, Andrew James
Other Authors: Brooks, P. ; Barton, D.
Published: University of Leeds 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.485222