Practice question

According to Alberta's Commercial Driver's Guide, why must all brakes share the braking task the same way?

  1. Uneven brakes improve fuel economy
  2. If one or more brakes are poorly aligned or maintained, the remaining brakes must generate more friction and stopping takes longer
  3. Only one brake should ever do all the work
  4. Brake balance does not affect stopping

Answer: B — If one or more brakes are poorly aligned or maintained, the remaining brakes must generate more friction and stopping takes longer

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