Mountain Directory for Truckers, RV, and Motorhome Drivers. VITAL INFORMATION FOR ANYONE DRIVING A LARGE OR HEAVY VEHICLEIn an attempt to make mountain driving a little safer for truckers and RVers, R R Publishing Inc. We now offer this information in several formats. We still have the printed books over 1. We have ebooks for Windows and Mac desktop and laptop computers, we have apps for i. Phones and i. Pads, and we have apps for Android phones and tablets. IMPORTANT The ebook and app versions download onto your device so you do not need to be online to use them. Once they are downloaded, they should work anywhere because they reside on your device. You might be out in the wilderness, far from a signal, and they will still work. To see how they work, Try the Demo for the state of Arizona. The demo is a PDF file, so it should work on many devices. The ebook is a DRM protected PDF and is almost identical in functionality to the demo. The app files are not PDFs of course, but they will look and work much like the demo file. THERE IS A MONEY BACK GUARANTEE ON ALL VERSIONS. If you are not happy with your printed book or digital product, we will refund your money. Just let us know within 3. See the Returns and Refunds info on this website. The Mountain Directory books, ebooks and apps give the locations and descriptions of over 7. They tell you where the steep grades are, how long they are, how steep they are, whether the road is two lane, three lane, or four lane, if there are escape ramps, switchbacks, sharp curves, speed limits, etc. With this information, one can know ahead of time what a pass is like and make an informed decision about whether to go over or around. If you decide to go over, perhaps the cool morning hours would ease the strain on the engine and transmission during the climb. Unhooking the towed vehicle would make the climb and the descent easier. Knowing what lies ahead is half the battle. The printed versions of the Mountain Directory books have almost 2. All 2. 40 pages are in the downloadable versions of the Mountain Directory ebooks and apps. Nothing is missing. In the printed versions, mountain pass locations are marked with a yellow triangle on the color relief maps. In the ebook and app versions, you can click on the yellow triangles and the text appears that describes that location. From the author, RW When customers find out that Im from Kansas, they often say, Kansas  What can you tell me about mountain passes if youre from Kansas  But after they hear my story, they cut me a little slack. By the way, did you know that there was once a researcher with too much government grant money who determined that Kansas actually is flatter than a pancake When I was a kid in the early 6. Mobil Scout travel trailer. We pulled that trailer all over the western United States and Canada with a 1. Chevy with a 2. 83 cubic inch engine and a three speed on the column. So I learned to love mountains and I learned to love traveling the wide open spaces of our great land. With that small trailer and the reliable Chevy, we never had any problems climbing or descending grades. Read more. 4. US 3. The Mountain Directory printed books, apps, and ebooks give the locations and descriptions of over 700 mountain passes and steep grades in 22 states. If theres one car that really, truly got me into cars, it has to be the Porsche 911. I have seen many very good Porsche 911s in my lifetime, but Leh Keens off. Harrisonburg, VA and Judy Gap, WV. There are three summits along this stretch of US 3. The eastern summit is between Rawley Springs, VA and Brandywine, WV. The east side is 4 miles of 8 to 9 grade. I would say yes, on any vehicle with power assisited brakes. Be sure to keep the master cylinder full AND dont press the pedal too hard or fast. Besthandling car Thats history. From here on out, this yearly epic of rubberscorching, drivercentric nirvana will be known as Motor Trends Best Drivers Car. Current structural design, construction support, inspection and maintenance engineering of all State highway structures. Links to motor vehicle and road information. Foot Pedal Drivers In Ks' title='Foot Pedal Drivers In Ks' />The west side is 4 miles of 9 grade and both sides have continuous sharp curves and hairpin turns. The highway is two lane on both sides. The middle summit is between Oak Flat and Franklin, WV. The east side of this hill is 2 miles of 8 with 2. The west side is about 3 miles of much milder grade. It is 4 to 5 over most of its length. There are some sharp curves near the bottom. The road is two lane on both sides of the hill. The western summit is between Franklin and Judy Gap, WV. It is 5 miles of steady 9grade on both sides. Both sides are two lane with sharp curves and hairpin turns. Use caution on this road. There is an old saying among over the road truckers. There are two kinds of drivers those whove been in trouble on a mountain grade, and those who will be. Unfortunately, this also applies to many RVers. Trucks and RVs have similar problems regarding weight, engine power, and braking in mountainous terrain. Imagine yourself descending a mountain grade in your RV. You didnt know there was such a long, steep grade on this highway. What a surprise And things are not going well. You have a white knuckle grip on the steering wheel. The engine is not holding back all of this weight, the brakes are smelling hot or even smoking, youre pushing harder on the brake pedal but your speed keeps increasing. All you can see ahead is more mountain. Your mind is racing through all of the available options and none of them are good. Ive got to do something, you say or Im not going to make it. The options include run into the rock wall, go over the side, hit those trees, or see if you can make the next curve and ride it out. You choose the last option and, if you are lucky, you make it to the bottom in one piece. You pull over and while you are waiting for your heart to stop pounding, you wipe the sweat from your face and you notice your shirt is soaked, your mouth is dry, and your hands are shaking. You are thinking, If I had known it was going to be like that. Perhaps your rig has difficulty during the steep climbs. The temperature is in the 9. The engine and transmission temperatures are rising. How far to the top of this hill You dont know if its one mile or ten. Something smells hot. What to do Pull over and cool offBut then all momentum is lost. Can you even get started againYou wish you had unhooked the car youre dragging up this hill behind the motorhome. If you are lucky, you can do that next time. Contoh Rpp Pai Sd Kurikulum 2013 Kelas 5 on this page. You are wondering how many thousand dollars a new engine and transmission will be. During the last few years we have heard many stories about very expensive repairs to drive train components. Sometimes rigs are lost entirely. A highway patrol officer in Oregon told us that in the summer an average of one motorhome per week burns to the ground while trying to climb Cabbage Hill on I 8. Pendleton. If a fire starts, the nearest fire department is likely to be many miles away. By the time they arrive, there is nothing left to do but hose down the ashes. Many people are under the impression that the grades in the eastern mountains are not as serious as the grades in the western mountains. Apparently this is because the elevations are not as high in the eastern states. But elevation alone is not the problem it is the change in elevation that makes a grade potentially hazardous. If all other factors are equal, a grade that descends from 4. Either way you have a 3. This example would result in an average grade of almost 6 for 1. A large percentage of the grades in the western states are in the 6 range. A large percentage of the grades in the eastern states are 8, 9, or 1. The eastern grades are often shorter but this is not always so. A quick glance through the eastern book will reveal over 5. There are others that are even more challenging. Wm5xM3pXcWuRpQkp6cWc.jpg' alt='Foot Pedal Drivers In Ks' title='Foot Pedal Drivers In Ks' />Uber And Lyft Drivers Fight For Unionization Still Alive For Now UpdatedUber and Lyfts efforts to keep drivers from unionizing faced a setback when a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that would have ended a ride share driver union in Seattle. U. S. District Judge Robert Lasnik dismissed a suit that argued allowing driver unionization in Seattle breaks antitrust laws, as ride share companies classify its drivers as independent contract workers instead of employees. Seattle is the first and only city to allow Uber and Lyft driver unionization. Don Creery signed up for health care on the Affordable Care Act as soon as it went live. CreeryRead more Read. Lasnik, however, ordered a temporary halt on Seattle driver unionization after the lawsuit was filed and the block remains in place. Uber and Lyft drivers would rather classify drivers as independent contract workers to keep from paying expensive benefits and salaries. Driver earnings are already costly for Uber and Lyft, and both companies are looking into self driving technologies to nix the need for drivers altogether. Uber and Lyft drivers in Seattle, however, told Jalopnik they enjoy their right to collective bargaining. Many of these drivers work as many hours driving as they would at a full time job, without benefits or a salary. UPDATED August 2 4 5. EST Lyft spokesperson Adrian Durbin told Jalopnik the company is disappointed in the ruling. 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