C'mon Bert, Newton says otherwise...Remember F=MA?
I'd bet lots that a VW or Z3 hit by a Yukon wouldn't
have fared so well. Also without the mass ahead of
it, the trailer would have seen a lot more of the energy.
Whatever...

BTW, no, the trailer did not have brakes. The surge
brake has been disabled. Because it's sure to bring
on a severe flaming, I won't go into the dynamics of
a fishtailing trailer and surge brakes, but in many
circumstances, surge brakes can actually make things
worse. PM me if you want to hear this one...

Bob C.


At 14:36 09 October 2007, Bert Willing wrote:
Probably exactly the same thing.

On Oct 9, 1:43 am, Bob C
wrote:
It was an emergency stop, downhill on very wet pavement.
About the worst possible scenario for a controlled
stop with a trailer. I hate to think what would have
happened if I'd been towing with a VW or Z3.