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engine braking
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bluestratos
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They are refering to large commercial trucks (ie. 18 wheelers). When they use the engine break (ie. Jake Brake) it makes a lot of noise.
Pennyrick
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Most communities that want to reduce noise have a sign that says...."Jake Braking not allowed."
When a big diesel downshifts it makes quite a racket.
Yes it is, But that's not what their prohibiting.
It's the Jake brake on trucks, And not necessarily big Trucks, My Son's Ram 3500 with the Cumming Diesel has the Jake brake, and when he uses it coming down a hill you can hear it a mile away.
Bob Denman
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This is what happens when lawmakers try to get technical on us... :gaah:
"No engine braking"...
It's a good thing that it sounds like the kind of Town that I'd rather avoid anyway... No Stopping!
"No engine braking"...
It's a good thing that it sounds like the kind of Town that I'd rather avoid anyway... No Stopping!
ARtraveler
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:agree: That applies to commercial trucks.
This is what happens when lawmakers try to get technical on us... :gaah:
"No engine braking"...
It's not the lawmakers getting technical,
It's the yahoo's with loud Vehicles annoying people,
Then the people start asking for the lawmakers to get technical.
bruiser
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There are two types of engine braking. The Jacobs (Jake Brake), and the exhaust brake. Both employ engine braking but in opposite ways. What this sign is most likely referring to is the Jake Brake since it is the noisiest of the two. Jake Braking is overused, thus the prohibition on it's use inside city limits. It's primary use is mountain driving.
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