The below video illustrates what stopping at high speeds with a heavy caravan can look like, not something we ever want to experience.
Drum Brake Versus Disc Brake
Early automotive brake systems, after the era of hand levers of course, used a drum design at all four wheels. They were called drum brakes because the components were housed in a round drum that rotated along with the wheel. Inside was a set of shoes that, when the brake pedal was pressed, would force […]