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Which of these can make your brakes fade?
Correct answer: Overheating and poorly adjusted brakes.
Answer options
- AGravel roads and unpaved yards
- BOverheating and poorly adjusted brakes Correct
- CIcy pavement and shady stretches of road
Why
Fade sets in when brakes get so hot from hard or constant use that they lose stopping power. Brakes that are out of adjustment add to the problem, because the properly adjusted ones must do extra work and overheat sooner.
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Topic: CDL general knowledge License: CDL
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