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Originally Posted by Joe-FL
I have been passed by the newer 42' plus DP's with tag axles and it always amazes me how fast some of them are traveling. I know some have been going between 80 and 90mph. Since we are shopping and doing some research on [B]used DP's I have come to the conclusion that the main reason some of them drive like that is because of the way those coaches handle. But of course that doesn't mean they can stop them any better.
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That speed in crazy and obviously, they have not considered an emergency braking issue. I drove both fire engines and fire trucks for over 26 years and have been through many driving schools using full equipment and can tell you, that at those speeds, they really risk loosing control very quickly.