Confused about braking

The only times I have experienced serious brake fade due to boiling fluid and pad outgassing were coming down the Mount Washington toll road in a heavily laden minivan, and out on the track with the roadster, and much more the former since it was a slow speed, steep descent without much cooling potential.

 

One good news, if it does not boil, there is no damage, and if it does boil, you have the dealer bleed the brakes.

My 'brake fade' was as a spectator, I shared the road with a runaway truck on OR I-84. You do not even want to be on the same road with a runaway vehicle.

http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/MCT/docs/EmigrantHill.pdf?ga=t

 

That descent looks nasty, even without a runaway.

 

In sunny weather it is very scenic, in freezing fog they may close the freeway for days.

 

Brake fade victim at 2:25?

 

Depending on your load, the speed limit for some trucks is 18 MPH, so this unloaded truck passes several loaded trucks. (and is passed by several cars)

 

That tandem was parked half in/half out of the breakdown lane.

 

On my screen, it appears to pass at least one center strip and gets much closer to the tree shadow. I think it is still moving.

 

Moving roadblock...

 

Yes, having some vehicles going a legally mandated 18 MPH whilst others are legally allowed to do 55 MPH will provide a lot of lane changing, and as in the case of this slower truck, driving on the shoulder to try to stay out of the way of faster traffic. The same problem happens going up deadman's pass/cabbage hill/emigrant hill as loaded trucks try to maintain momentum.

Notice how much deeper the snow is at the top.