There's a sign at the edge of my town that says "USE OF ENGINE BRAKES PROHIBITED" but it's printed in such a way that it looks like drivers can use neither the engine nor the brakes until they leave town.Marcie, Leesburg, VA, USA
[If you look closely there is an alteration and it begs the question of whether the original sign said 'Use of engines brakes probihited' -Murray]
3 comments:
very fun, thanks for a good laugh.
From wikipedia:
Engine braking is the act of using the energy-requiring compression stroke of the internal combustion engine to dissipate energy and slow down a vehicle. Compression braking is a common legal term for the same mechanism. Large trucks use a device called an exhaust brake to increase the effectiveness of engine braking.
You hear trucks do this as they decelerate, as an assistant to their normal brakes. It's often a loud, rattling puff of air, or a growling sound that lowers in pitch.
This town has outlawed their use as a means of noise control.
Yay.
Maybe it said before the alteration:
"USE OF ENGINE/BRAKES PROHIBITED"
:)
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