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2. Wheel slide protection - Wikipedia

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   The most extreme example of this is where the wheel stops rotating altogether (wheel slide) while the train is still moving and can result in a “wheel flat” caused by the softer steel wheel being worn away by the harder steel rail. However, the wheelset does not need to lock up completely in order for damage to be caused.

3. Slippery rail - Wikipedia

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   A Network Rail Railhead Treatment Train uses a high-pressure water jet to remove compressed leaf mulch from the rails in the United Kingdom.. Slippery rail, or low railhead adhesion, [1] [2] [3] is a condition of railways (railroads) where contamination of the railhead reduces the traction between the wheel and the rail.

4. Burnout (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   A burnout (also known as a peel out, power brake, or brakestand) is the practice of keeping a vehicle stationary and spinning its wheels, the resultant friction causing the tires to heat up and smoke. While the burnout gained widespread popularity in California, it was first created by Buddy Houston, his brother Melson and David Tatum II at Ted ...

5. Anti-lock braking system - Wikipedia

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   Anti-lock brakes are the subject of some experiments centred around risk compensation theory, which asserts that drivers adapt to the safety benefit of ABS by driving more aggressively. In a Munich study, half a fleet of taxicabs was equipped with anti-lock brakes, while the other half had conventional brake systems. The crash rate was ...

6. Child hospitalized after holiday drone show in Orlando goes ...

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   PHOTO: One person was injured when a holiday drone show in Orlando on Dec. 21, 2024, went haywire and several of the unmanned aerial devices crashed into each other and plummeted to the ground ...

7. Disc brake - Wikipedia

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   Disc brakes also recover more quickly from immersion (wet brakes are less effective than dry ones). [5] Most drum brake designs have at least one leading shoe, which gives a servo-effect. By contrast, a disc brake has no self-servo effect, and its braking force is always proportional to the pressure placed on the brake pad by the braking system ...

8. Couple Traveling with Kids Gets Unexpected Surprise When Mom ...

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   He knew, coming into this life with me, it can be crazy, it can be chaotic.” Related: Margaritaville at Sea to Host 'First-Ever' Dog-Friendly Cruise — Pet Butlers Included Ashley Wanichko/TikTok

9. NYPD’s $400K-a-year top earner Quathisha Epps is retiring ...

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   Lt. Quathisha Epps will retire just shy of 20 years with the department, sources said — an early exit that will impact her pension and cost her a $12,000-a-year supplement for cops who reach the ...