| I slammed on the brakes, slid sideways, and stopped just before careening into a state road truck. |
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| Air brakes sprang from the hull and the plasma retros fired a controlled burst. |
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| We had good directional control, and the brakes seemed fine, but I was a little disappointed at the anticlimax of our adventure. |
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| The brakes are easy to handle and get a hard grip, even after a few hard braking sessions no fading is apparent. |
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| It was only in the closing stages when Paul's brakes faded slightly that he had to back off the chase. |
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| It is thirsty, hefty and devoid of interventionist driver aids beyond anti-lock brakes and a simple, easily-turned-off traction control. |
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| If you have never driven a car with anti-lock brakes, be sure to get training on proper use. |
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| Safety equipment includes driver, passenger and side curtain airbags, and ABS anti-lock brakes with electronic brake force distribution. |
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| And what is optional today could well become standard tomorrow, such as anti-lock brakes which will soon be legally required on every new car. |
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| Thus, today, there is growing use of safer, anti-lock brakes in automobiles and other motor vehicles. |
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| Additionally, anti-lock brakes and air bags can also help lower your premiums. |
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| Seat-mounted side-impact airbags, bundled with anti-lock brakes, are optional on the GXE and SE models. |
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| Other safety-related technologies like anti-lock brakes fell short when consumers were asked to pay for it as an option. |
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| Front side airbags are available as an option and anti-lock brakes are standard on the van. |
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| I put my fuel mixture on rich, prop on full climb, and slowly released my brakes. |
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| If your child is young and has not ridden a bicycle very long, buy a bicycle with coaster brakes. |
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| Avoid riding the clutch in traffic and rather than using the brakes try to lift off the accelerator early to reduce speed gradually. |
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| Somebody got ready to pit and Riggs obviously didn't know about it and slammed the brakes on and hung a right on me. |
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| Discs, attached at the hub instead of the wheel rims, are better than standard V-type brakes in all conditions, particularly mud and water. |
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| We have these incredible frontal lobes that put the brakes on the limbic system and that enable us to judge, not to act on our impulses. |
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| She had emphasised to her daughter the need to check that the van was roadworthy, particularly as to its steering, brakes and tyres. |
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| The fire trucks followed us as we rolled to the end and turned into the apron, with hot brakes on the port side. |
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| Fortunately, as soon as they realised that their scheme had been rumbled by councillors, they slammed on the brakes. |
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| More critical are the joints that hold together brakes, steering assemblies, engines and all the expensive and functional parts of the vehicle. |
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| It features agile handling, advanced antilock brakes, and daytime running lights to help avoid accidents. |
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| His tachograph showed that the brakes had not been applied at all, said the prosecutor. |
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| In this case, beauty really is skin deep because no one is pining for drum brakes, beam axles and carburetors. |
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| The drivers go down the back road and use their air brakes, pressing their horns all the way down to the bottom. |
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| The brakes were adequate rather than inspiring but having said that I didn't really get a chance to warm them up properly. |
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| The brakes were adequate but having said that I didn't really get a chance to warm them up properly. |
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| When the mutation occurs in a cell, it essentially takes the brakes off the cell's growth, causing a malignancy. |
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| Hartge warned me not to push it hard everywhere, as the brakes would burn out faster than a Big Brother loser's media career. |
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| A car, which had been going into their general direction, slammed it's brakes and twisted into a telephone pole, narrowing missing them both. |
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| The driver jammed his feet on the brakes, causing the car to veer sideways and shudder into a stop before crashing into a nearby telephone pole. |
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| As the rig barrelled by and the car shook, I heard the unmistakeable whine of air brakes mixing with backwash. |
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| It scorches between corners with lightning force and brakes solidly so that the next corner can be lined up smoothly and efficiently. |
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| He said one wheel was loose, two tires were bald, and only one of the truck's six air brakes was working properly. |
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| Some buses examined by inspectors in the last year have been found to have defective steering, faulty brakes or even bald tyres. |
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| I managed to slam on the brakes in the nick of time to avoid getting into an accident, tyres screeching and all. |
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| The car swerved and bounced, brakes screeching as we rounded another curve. |
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| At that moment, from the other side of a wood, they heard the screech of brakes and an ear-shattering bang. |
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| Minutes later the brakes let out a screech as the wheels of the bus came to a halt. |
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| I release the brakes and drop quickly onto my left knee, letting the front tire scrub off the remaining speed. |
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| But a friend who worked as a car mechanic insisted the brakes had another 15,000 miles of wear on them. |
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| The free swiveling nose wheel is steered by differential brakes, rudder and throttles and the aircraft is very maneuverable on the ground. |
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| I eased off the brakes and pulled on the power lines by tilting the handles towards me. |
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| He told how he was stopped behind a tipper truck with his handbrake on when he heard brakes screeching. |
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| He will face speeds of up to 80 mph as he goes head first down the run on a solo toboggan, with only serrated metal toecaps acting as brakes. |
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| Also, why is it that the brakes suddenly came back to life when he was approaching a tollbooth? |
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| You have no electronic driver aids, no traction control and no antilock brakes. |
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| Boaters with surge brakes on their boat trailers have cause to be concerned about the legality of their braking system. |
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| Adam slammed on the brakes when he got a glimpse of the animals milling around in a large lot. |
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| I drove a sports car about a week ago and the brakes are about a million times better than that. |
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| The steering is beefy, the turn-in very sharp, the brakes can stop you on a sixpence, and the acceleration is just mind blowing. |
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| Nine coaches and minibuses have been taken off the road after roadside checks uncovered a worrying catalogue of defects, including faulty brakes. |
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| When it rains, the system applies the brakes minutely every few seconds to keep the pads dry. |
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| If your trailer is equipped with electric brakes, check the drums and shoes for wear and the brake magnet for condition. |
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| You can almost hear the squealing brakes and clanging bells of the trolley cars outside the courtroom as the crowd swells. |
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| The wheels of the car shrieked in protest as Khanor slammed on the brakes, nearly spinning out. |
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| Sahn pressed the brakes as hard as he could, but now his own speed and momentum were against him. |
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| Time to get my truck fixed, my mountain bike needs a tune-up, and the brakes on my scooter are a little loose. |
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| I used rudder, stick, and brakes to keep the jet from sliding sideways or departing the runway. |
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| It was underpowered, the brakes were very mushy, and the styling and interior were very blah. |
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| Take-off was delayed for around 90 minutes while engineers carried out safety checks and tested the brakes. |
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| I smelled burning rubber and realized I had hot brakes and possibly a blown tire. |
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| Aziz takes off quickly on his bicycle, which has no brakes or lights, and blows out one of his tires. |
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| Skeletons do not have any brakes or suspension and with top speeds exceeding 80 mph, this is not a sport for the timid. |
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| Approaching this year's jamboree in Gloucestershire, he is riding better than ever at 34, having put the brakes on a helter-skelter lifestyle. |
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| He screamed at the car, still slamming the brakes, but nothing was happening. |
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| Then his mouth slammed down on the smile as his right foot slammed down on the brakes. |
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| They react to the commands of their musher, acting as the steering, accelerator and brakes. |
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| He wants to eat away at some of the more annoying kinds of brakes that can be applied to a measure along its legislative journey. |
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| I didn't want to mention the squealing brakes in case he booked me for driving an unroadworthy car. |
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| The top-end model boasts natty features such as brakes linked to a laser that detects nearby vehicles. |
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| With two levels of traction control, it will also solve the problem before it becomes one by applying the brakes to individual wheels. |
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| Both drivers realised they were on collision course and applied their emergency brakes, halting the vehicles around two tram lengths apart. |
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| The most common problems which might make a vehicle unroadworthy are brakes, steering, tyres, suspension or corrosion. |
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| Pressing the DSC switch briefly disables the engine intervention, and uses the wheel brakes to control wheel spin. |
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| Traffic officials will be checking the brakes, steering wheels, tyres and lights of all heavy-duty vehicles. |
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| They also found that the pilots applied the wheel brakes manually, rather than in the automatic mode. |
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| Part way through the landing roll, the pilot will apply pressure to the brakes and that will kick off the autobrakes. |
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| I decided to put the brakes on and slow my descent, managing to achieve this at a little over 46m down. |
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| Don't be surprised if your child wants to put the brakes on the process once she has told you. |
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| Others in North Dakota and Arizona have put the brakes on new plans involving such equipment. |
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| The continuing recovery of the US dollar has finally put the brakes on metal prices, which had been climbing for the past 18 months. |
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| In October, a massive outcry from citizens put the brakes on the city's plans to privatize its own water system. |
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| Will these higher rates really put the brakes on the housing market, which has been doing so well? |
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| The authorities in China have already acted to put the brakes on credit growth. |
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| And it makes it sound to me like he may really put the brakes on some of the first amendment rights the press has enjoyed in the past. |
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| Something is going to have to be done, however, to put the brakes on these year-on-year steep service charge increases. |
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| Calls are being made to put the brakes on the installation of controversial speed humps on Bolton roads. |
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| Families are being asked to help put the brakes on youngsters who are plaguing their lives by riding illegally on motorcycles. |
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| Stringent checks could finally put the brakes on the notorious motorcyclists who tear around the borough's scrubland. |
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| In effect, for ideological reasons the administration put the brakes on one of the most promising lines of biomedical research. |
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| Older vehicles used brake drums but with the need for more secure braking and safety systems, car manufacturers have turned to disc brakes. |
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| Until then, brakemen stopped trains by manually applying brakes in each car. |
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| For example, installing new front and rear brake pads on a vehicle equipped with four-wheel disc brakes could take 1 hour and 15 minutes. |
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| The brakes come with cartridge-style brake shoes, so swapping out new pads takes roughly 15 seconds. |
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| He guns the engine and gels away from them, sweeping up to the front door and locking up the brakes in a skid. |
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| A stiffer suspension, uprated big brakes and a six-speed gearbox guarantee an exhilarating driving experience. |
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| The Sports Dynamic Pack gives you re-worked, uprated suspension, brakes, steering, wheels and seats. |
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| Bearing in mind that this is a heavier car than the other Focus models, Ford has uprated the brakes. |
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| Of course, the solebars need to be prepared and fixed to the floor before the brakes go in! |
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| The solebars are moulded as part of the body with separate components for brakes, V-hangers and handbrakes. |
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| A cart has no brakes, so the horse is fitted with breechings around the hind legs to allow him to slow the vehicle. |
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| Faith slammed on the brakes, and made a U-turn in the middle of the empty street. |
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| Dilger said that he could remember little of the accident, only that his engine had cut out and that the brakes had failed. |
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| Options include front passenger airbag, ABS brakes and a variety of bull bars. |
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| At 6am the garbage truck makes its way down the street, brakes grinding and compactor whirring. |
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| Wet weather and poor visibility increases the need to have items like brakes and tyres in perfect working order. |
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| The hydraulic disc brakes are small and light, and the rotors fit onto splines on lightweight hubs. |
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| The crew chief was underneath the starboard sponson, trying to unseat the landing-gear pin, when my copilot released the brakes. |
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| Trucks also can't slow down as quickly as a car so think about that the next time you squeak in front of one and slam on the brakes. |
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| The headlights of a bus flash across the front of the shelter, and, with a squeal of brakes, it pulls in. |
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| On touchdown, I immediately applied the brakes and fed in a little back stick to raise the stabilators and increase the drag. |
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| I have read all the letters in your column regarding the brakes rubbing and the calipers not retracting. |
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| In addition, the plant produces corner modules, disc brake calipers, drum brakes and wheel cylinders. |
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| To cope with its extra power, the ST gets appreciably larger disc brakes plus special calipers on all four wheels. |
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| If you are a stickler for quiet brakes, you can also cut out shim washers for spacing the brake caliper brake mounts on the frame or fork. |
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| He said there was pushing and shoving like a wheel slide as the train came to a standstill, and the brakes kicked into action. |
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| Conventional handbrakes are being replaced by electronic buttons that release the brakes. |
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| You twist the right handgrip to accelerate and grip the bike-style brakes to stop. |
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| Stopping is accomplished by squeezing the handgrips, with the brakes operating in an on-off fashion. |
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| If your handlebars slip in the stem clamp, that can be dangerous when you slam on your brakes. |
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| It has sure-footed, precise handling with a very rigid platform, good steering, a willing engine and a great set of brakes. |
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| Taxi steering was by heel brakes, until you discovered differential thrust for guidance. |
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| Faults were found on the brakes, steering and suspension, with vehicles averaging 14 minor and four major problems. |
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| The steering and brakes are nicely weighted for a commanding but undemanding drive. |
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| It was child's play to drive, with fully-electric steering and brakes, as well as automatic transmission. |
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| The list of faults included defective tyres, faulty brakes and defective steering. |
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| It will target cyclists who flout road regulations by, for example, riding without lights or having faulty brakes. |
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| Most drivers were taught to pump the brakes and turn hard to the right or left in order to compensate for skidding. |
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| Now reaching the bottom of the steps Henry vaults across the street in front of an oncoming car and forces it to jam the brakes. |
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| I slammed on my brakes and the back of the oncoming car came to a halt inches from the front of my scooter. |
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| When I drove Joe to work early in my onesie, I had to slam on my brakes and almost got rear ended. |
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| No handicap, no brakes and no breakout was the format here as heads-up racing made its long awaited return to the Super Stock contingent. |
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| Sooner or later the customer will need brakes or shocks or a major service and suddenly the dealer is in the catbird seat. |
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| From the street, there was the sound of police sirens, the bus hitting the stroller and an assortment of screams and squealing brakes. |
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| The superbike brakes are superb with just the right feel during emergency braking. |
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| It's just 10-15 seconds after braking at the two previous chicanes and the brakes are still hot. |
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| On the lap I spun, I just touched the brakes at the chicane and the rear snapped away. |
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| The combination of long straights, tight chicanes and hairpins is very demanding on the brakes. |
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| The track version is beefed up, with homologated roll bars, twin master cylinders for the brakes, and more chassis bracing. |
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| Anti-lock brakes are a supplement to the standard brake pedal UI, just like power steering is an addition to the usual steering wheel. |
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| Tyres fail to grip when brakes are applied and contact with the road surface is poor. |
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| See that master ignition switches and individual ignition switches are off, set parking brakes and have the ground crew remove the wheel chocks. |
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| They are used in a wide variety of applications, including throttle cables, emergency brakes, chokes and air intakes. |
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| Dirt roads also eat the magnets, which activate the trailer brakes in the hubs of the trailer axle. |
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| There were no safety barriers, the walkway power was not switched off and emergency brakes on the walkway were not working properly. |
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| The wheels are fitted with dual circuit hydraulically operated disc brakes and anti-skid braking. |
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| If the hydraulics or brakes fail, that jet would start to move across the flight deck and could go over the side. |
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| I removed the pedals, brakes, cables, the front tire and the straight handlebar. |
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| I had a go on his bike and controlling the two brakes and clutch at the same time is quite a feat. |
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| His nightmare was based on once when his brakes nearly failed going along Clapham Common. |
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| It is just to put the brakes on, to make sure we are not pulling into the fast lane of the motorway. |
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| The most common defects were bare tyres, faulty brakes, steering and suspension, plus broken headlights and brake lights. |
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| It is the driver who determines the speed of the vehicle when the road is bad, visibility is poor, the surface is wet or when brakes are faulty. |
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| That accident, which again involved a truck with faulty brakes, left three people injured and damaged 10 parked vehicles. |
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| The bike wobbled to a stop as she applied the brakes, and she favored Eric with a wide expectant smile. |
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| The bike had no horn, indicators, no lights, no rear brakes, and hardly any front brakes. |
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| The vehicle must also be registered with the DVLA and have lights, brakes and indicators. |
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| The cyclist behind me lands the jump but slams on his brakes and skids to a stop next to my picayune wreck. |
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| That sound was probably just part of the brakes, and I now see that a freight train is passing us on the right. |
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| Last year people travelled from all over including Chamaniox and Lyon for us to fettle their bike and particularly their disc brakes. |
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| He swears disgustedly and turns inland, jaywalking across the bustling avenue, a gray-haired motorist squealing his brakes to miss him. |
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| The buses banned immediately were found to have defective brakes, tyres, air leaks, insecure doors and seats. |
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| If the car has power brakes, install a vacuum pump to operate the brake booster. |
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| I don't realise I am driving fast, but am woken up by screeching brakes, a confused horizon, loud shouts and a sinking feeling. |
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| There are disc type brakes, on each of the final drives, integrated by the transmission retarder. |
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| The brakes will be off what has already been the most arrogant, aggressive and intimidatory government in the history of our country. |
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| Unlike a full-electric vehicle, the hybrid's battery is self-contained and recharges while tapping the brakes, thus requiring no plug-in. |
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| He put the brakes on her chair and slipped up the ramp quickly, chatting with the man behind the counter in a friendly and cordial manner. |
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| Panicked and confused, I hit both brakes at the same time. I then flipped over the handlebars and slid across the gravel. |
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| We see children come into the shop, asking us to blow their tyres up, and we find brakes that don't work, forks badly bent and wheels buckled. |
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| Big knobby tires, suspension fork and disc brakes make this one mean extreme machine, or at least one that looks the part. |
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| Forced to slam on her own brakes as the vehicles immediately ahead crashed into the carnage, Sonya braced herself for impact. |
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| Another possibility was a crash on landing caused by failure of landing gear and brakes. |
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| The truck driver slams on his brakes, and the back of the truck pops open, spilling out at least six crates of water bottles. |
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| In an automatic you virtually freewheel to a halt so the brakes have to stop the car all by themselves. |
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| The car has safety-cage construction with front and rear crumple zones, side-impact protection, dual airbags and antilock brakes. |
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| Since the front end is sliding, it is slowing you down too and acting like front brakes. |
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| They had no fuel injection, no independent suspension, no air bags, no antilock brakes, no nothing! |
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| To this point, electronics have been used in spot locations in vehicles for such things as fuel injection, antilock brakes and electronic clocks. |
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| Why is it that cyclo-cross bikes seem to use cantilever brakes in lieu of a linear pull V-brake? |
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| As readers of this magazine know, automotive technologies have advanced far beyond power brakes and power steering. |
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| We should be thankful to the French and the Danes for applying the brakes to the adoption of the European Constitution. |
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| The operational settings include the suspension, the gearing, the brakes, and the stabilizers. |
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| The air brakes kicked in, almost deafening her, and the plane slowly came to a halt. |
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| The Musso also has ABS brakes, traction control, driver's side airbag, pre-tensioned safety belts and side impact protection bars. |
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| As you decelerate, the brakes get noticeably softer in the fraction of a second before the car stops. |
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| The new Mustang has disc brakes all round, a decided improvement on the original cars. |
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| Six airbags, state of the art four-wheel anti-lock brakes, and deformable roof lining all work to protect cabin occupants. |
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| Move your mouse over a photo of a mountain bike to select an area, such as brakes or derailleurs, and click to simple repair procedures. |
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| In some cases the car driver can feel a pulsation or vibration in the brake pedal every time a car stops, though the brakes seem to work fine. |
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| Studies have shown that disc brakes grab faster and hold longer than drum brakes. |
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| I slam the brakes and the force of the car pushes us toward the windshield. |
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| That could explain why so many u-joints, clutches, transmissions, differentials and brakes were used up. |
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| The stability control system also triggers a reflex to dry the brakes when streets are wet, so they grip better. |
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| The steering is tauter, the brakes sharper and the whole car more grippy and planted. |
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| The brakes wheeze and the windows shudder, the seats are cracked and creaky. |
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| A rough ride awaits any driver who cooks his brakes, charging and jinking through the corner combinations. |
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| Keep your quad bike well maintained, making regular checks to tyre pressures, brakes and throttle. |
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| If you have never driven a car with anti-lock brakes, sure to get training on proper use. |
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| Mr William tried to slow down by pumping his brakes but the vehicle jackknifed in the road while trying to avoid Mr Utting. |
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| Check that the tyre pressures are correct, the brakes are in good working order and that the engine warms up as quickly as possible. |
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| I got a call from a guy a while back asking me to look at when it's legal to for semi-trucks to use compression brakes. |
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| Just as he reached the Avenue, he suddenly jammed on the brakes, sending us flying towards the rear window. |
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| Azrael had jammed on the brakes, sending the automobile into a short skid forward, the sudden movement tensing his new muscles and flesh quickly. |
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| All I could do was jam on the brakes, put my hands over my face and hope the lorry wouldn't topple over on me. |
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| The car ahead of them stopped for a traffic light and she jammed on the brakes. |
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| The instinct is to jam on the brakes, but the driver who best feathers the brakes and corners smoothly will be the one winning. |
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| I'm driving slowly, but I have to jam on the brakes twice to avoid hitting pedestrians who walk in front of my car. |
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| Ian jammed on the brakes and the truck screeched to a halt, almost tipping Dog onto the floor. |
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| Participants need to brink something to eat and drink a helmet, sturdy pair of boots and all bikes must have brakes. |
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| The steering system is lighter and more compact than a steering column and rack and the brakes occupy the same space as a conventional caliper. |
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| The wreckage is also likely to be examined to see if there was any mechanical failure with a particular focus on brakes and wheels. |
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| In fact they probably enjoy making the screeching sound of the brakes and the big kaboom sound of the impact. |
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| Supplemental oxygen is not required to climb it, but good brakes in your car are advisable. |
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| They advise against the sales of items that could be faulty and pose a danger risk like the brakes failing on a pushchair. |
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| As the tangents diverge, a sample of found sound enters the piece, with crowd murmur and the whine of vehicle brakes. |
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| Frustrated residents are hoping to put the brakes on motorists treating their road as a rat run. |
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| It stopped dead in the middle of the road with a raucous screech of the brakes. |
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| Applying increasing pressure on the brakes with 3,000 feet of runway to go, we felt a strong thump below the jet. |
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| I slammed on the brakes and this group of youths, which included girls, just scattered to the four winds. |
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| The bus pulls out with a whining of the motor, stops at a stoplight with the screech of air brakes, and then something wonderful may happen. |
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| Two hours later, Truck 128's air brakes hissed as Morgan pulled the long rig into the station. |
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| And that's reasonable, because you have air brakes, and do you know how they work? |
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| Finally, with a last gasp, the truck hissed as its air brakes were applied and the engine shuddered to a halt. |
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| How can a person get air brake certification and not know how to check their brakes? |
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| Have your exhaust system, battery, heater, defroster, wiper blades, washer fluid, emergency signals, headlights, tires, and brakes checked. |
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| Unions say it puts the brakes on a 20-year trend towards casual labour, but employer groups are calling it a disappointing and costly precedent. |
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| Combat offload is performed on the ground by releasing the aircraft brakes from a stationary position and a high-power rating set. |
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| Then, barely a minute from starting my engine, I release my brakes and taxi out to the runway. |
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| The other interesting thing for a North American is seeing wagons rolling through a yard and then noticing that there are no hand brakes. |
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| Kelsey and Lockheed realized that the brakes would be good for only one or two landings with this emergency lash-up. |
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| He suddenly hit the brakes and Prudence shot forward in her seat, bracing herself on the dashboard. |
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| The drivers are taught to use engine retarders instead of brakes, and if they have to use the brakes, to tap them lightly. |
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| The 1350 horsepower engine almost forces me to stand on my brakes. |
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| These dumbwaiters are designed much like a standard elevator, with built-in safety brakes and safety interlocks that prevent operation if any door is open. |
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| I heard the air brakes of the truck hiss as the driver chunked into gear. |
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| They all knew Bo was hard on her brakes, and drove like the devil. |
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| The bus wheezes its way uphill with a wrenching of gears and whining of suffering brakes along the steep winding roads that scale the suburban hills around Sarajevo. |
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| What do you do, then, if you want to put the brakes on the future? |
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| In the past, rising oil prices have put the brakes on economic growth. |
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| Inevitably, they will have to slam on the brakes and cut in front of you in order to avoid hitting the very large transport truck in the oncoming lane. |
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| Depress the clutch, change gear into neutral again, and apply brakes. |
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| But a nightmarish shot at the 15th, where he blazed the ball into a water hazard, put the brakes on his charge and he stumbled home for nine-under. |
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| He slammed the brakes as the world whirled around and past him. |
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| The Cruiser pack adds anti-lock brakes, alloy wheels, a cassette player, hard spare wheel cover, power moon roof which tilts or slides according to your whim. |
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| On my first run, he stopped chortling long enough to point out that to use your legs as brakes the whole way down the hill is rather defeating the object. |
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| With the looping left-right into the semicircular end-turn coming up fast, go hard on the brakes, and turn in firmly before pushing up the power again to aim for the exit. |
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| Products on display included automotive rubber parts like oil seals, o-rings and gaskets, clutches and brakes and acid resisting bricks and mortars. |
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| The ailerons, flaps, and speed brakes are back on the aircraft. |
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| Summonses totalling R416000 have been served on drivers whose vehicles were found to have defects which included smooth tyres, defective brakes and faulty lights. |
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| It had air brakes and 15 gears and was in good working condition. |
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| Another hiss and squeal signaled the release of the air brakes. |
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| Here the flagman pulls the caboose's coupling pin and brakes its speed with a measured twirl of the brake wheel as the cars ahead roll into the inspection track. |
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| His poor performance at PMQs put the brakes on early momentum. |
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| In order to put the brakes on the stop-go housing cycle, it has been looking into ways to encourage mortgage borrowers to borrow on long-term fixed rates. |
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| It is to be remembered, incidentally, that these flaps are not air brakes. |
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| The British systems had been Americanized and the air brakes replaced. |
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| He also admitted to driving with faulty brakes and steering, and to driving illegally with a provisional licence, which he got following a previous disqualification. |
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| Vehicle Inspectorate mechanics checked each vehicle's lights, indicators, brakes, wheel nuts, steering, tyre pressure and general standard of maintenance. |
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| To allow the trailer to roll back away from the damaged concrete as it was being lifted, the trailer's brakes had to be released manually at the same time. |
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| It is tough for the brakes, there are the chicanes where you need to be precise and the track surface is very slippery, so it is quite easy to make mistakes. |
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| Outside, the church bus rumbled to a stop, air brakes wheezing. |
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| Options such as ABS brakes and remote locking will cost you extra. |
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| Lauren prepares a smart reply, but she is stopped when the brakes of the elevator squeal and it grinds to a halt, sending the pair flying backwards into the wall. |
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| Theo slammed on the brakes, and the car skidded sideways into the road. |
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| The brakes hiss and squeal as the carriages reach the buffers. |
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| There were skid marks where she applied her brakes to no avail. |
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| After years of upping the stakes with larger booths, more lavish parties and fancy tchotchkes, some exhibitors are putting the brakes on wild spending. |
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| In the Queenstown area, drivers were caught for overloading taxis and displaying incorrect number plates or defective wheels, brakes and steering wheels. |
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| The pilot slammed on the brakes and came to a halt two thirds of the way down the runway, turned full circle and headed towards a crossroads in the tarmac. |
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| For example, her car brakes were tampered with and she suspects him. |
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| I wondered uneasily if the brakes were power assisted or not. |
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| One Mercedes mini-bus, which had dropped off passengers from Hull, was found to have no front brakes, faulty steering, faulty lights, bald tyres and stank of diesel. |
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| The appreciation of the lev against the US dollar, and stability in the price of goods on international markets, would serve as brakes against inflation. |
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| The woman allegedly decided to hit her brakes suddenly and veer toward an exit, losing Tirico. |
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| Jack slammed on the brakes and slewed to a stop in a cloud of dust. |
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| He also needs to put the brakes on the state's budget-busting aid to local school districts, spiraling up at two to three times the rate of inflation. |
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| Nutter opines that while polycarbonate technology will never be as cheap as glass, it does bring in value much as anti-lock brakes or airbags did. |
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| Once the water is sluiced off, the brakes might suddenly get big power. |
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| But she pumped the brakes when she found out she was pregnant with her second daughter. |
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| Both the non-handshake and his speech might be seen as Rouhani tapping the brakes, not slamming them. |
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| If you are a beginner cyclist, apply both brakes with even pressure. |
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| That would be the job of the brakes, which cannot actually stop hard-packed snow from being, y'know, slippery. |
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| Beyond the unusual look of the car, it incorporated many new features considered standard today, such as seat belts, disc brakes, safety glass, and independent suspension. |
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| Electronic controls gather information from the anti-lock brakes and other sensors to enable it to react within 50 milliseconds, much faster than competitive viscous devices. |
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| But we can tell you that the outdoorsy type is more likely than the average American to own a car that's equipped with airbags and anti-lock brakes. |
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| Glenn opened his mouth to respond, but quickly snapped it shut when the unmistakable sound of sirens echoed down the tunnels, the screech of brakes, someone yelling. |
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| Riders start in a pack and race inches away from each other on lightweight track bikes with a single gear and no brakes it's not for the faint-hearted. |
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| It was a junky old station wagon with a faulty exhaust system and brakes. |
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| There was no dirt on the brakes or wheels or chassis, anything like that. |
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| Conventional hydraulic brakes work by using a cylinder, which squeezes brake calipers together around the wheel's rotor when the brake petal is depressed. |
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| When I reapplied the brakes, the right tire probably made contact with the surface, while the left tire still was hydroplaning, thus the pull to the right. |
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| In addition, unlike the previous model, anti-lock brakes, electronic stability programme and cruise control and speed limiter are all fitted as standard on the new model. |
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| Most cars didn't have power steering and the brakes were tiny. |
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| When the pilot applied the brakes, the plane went forward on to its nose and turned upside down, causing serious damage to the aircraft nose and fin. |
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| The standard Roll Stability Control system prevents or decreases the likelihood of rollovers by managing throttle and brakes to induce understeer. |
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