Improving a personal car by installing not only external, but also internal additional equipment is a popular Russian hobby. Either the lack of money for a new “swallow”, or the eternal desire for experimentation leads to the fact that any car over the years begins to receive improvements made by the owner. It’s understandable – everyone needs something different. However, for some, a handful of diodes will suffice, while others will go deeper, giving the car capabilities not intended by the factory. And especially extravagant solutions are found where no roads or traffic police officers are bothered by inspections.
Russia has never been famous for its abundance of asphalt, and global changes are not expected in the coming years: while “major” highways are being built, regional highways are being repaired on the residual principle. So primers, trails and other “off-road” will suffice for decades. If not centuries. And therefore it is quite logical that the refinement of off-road vehicles in the regions is carried out at an extraordinary level: it is simply not possible to drive an “ordinary” car there. You can’t travel for business let alone hunting and fishing. And sometimes you need to globally “revise” the standard set of functions so that the driver can realize his goal. After all, the main task of an SUV is not to get into the “healing mud” and then leave them.
So “beyond the Ridge” a very interesting, even unexpected option appeared – the second brake pedal. Yes, the standard pedal mount gets a fourth “control lever”. This is hardly very useful, but the functionality it brings – by the will of a homegrown engineer and part-time designer – is impressive.
The trick is to divide the braking circuit into two parts – right and left. First, in severe off-road conditions, the second “lap” doubles the chance of braking – it is much more difficult to break or damage two pipes than one. And secondly, it allows you to compensate for the absence of a rather expensive and complex structure called “blocking”. Simply put, with one wheel in the air and the other on solid ground, the driver can squeeze the desired side with his foot and throw all the power of the engine “to the address”.
Modern cars, fragile and technologically advanced, perform the same maneuver using electronics, but what’s the point of blocks and wires in the wilderness? One evil! The good old mechanics implement the “trick” in a much simpler version and strictly at the will of the mate. And on a decent road, the two brake pedals are synchronized with each other by means of a rod, allowing the driver to drive in the usual mode. It’s genius!
Improving a personal car by installing not only external, but also internal additional equipment is a popular Russian hobby. Either the lack of money for a new “swallow”, or the eternal desire for experimentation leads to the fact that over the years each car begins to receive owner-made improvements. It’s understandable – everyone needs something different. However, for some, a handful of diodes will suffice, while others will go deeper, giving the car capabilities not intended by the factory. And especially extravagant solutions are found where no roads or traffic police officers are bothered by inspections.
Russia has never been famous for its abundance of asphalt, and global changes are not expected in the coming years: while “major” highways are being built, regional highways are being repaired on the residual principle. So primers, trails and other “off-road” will suffice for decades. If not centuries. And therefore it is quite logical that the refinement of off-road vehicles in the regions is carried out at an extraordinary level: it is simply not possible to drive an “ordinary” car there. You can’t travel for business let alone hunting and fishing. And sometimes you need to globally “revise” the standard set of functions so that the driver can realize his goal. After all, the main task of an SUV is not to get into the “healing mud” and then leave them.
So “beyond the Ridge” a very interesting, even unexpected option appeared – the second brake pedal. Yes, the standard pedal mount gets a fourth “control lever”. This is hardly very useful, but the functionality it brings – by the will of a homegrown engineer and part-time designer – is impressive.
The trick is to divide the braking circuit into two parts – right and left. First, in severe off-road conditions, the second “lap” doubles the chance of braking – it is much more difficult to break or damage two pipes than one. And secondly, it allows you to compensate for the absence of a rather expensive and complex structure called “blocking”. Simply put, with one wheel in the air and the other on solid ground, the driver can squeeze the desired side with his foot and throw all the power of the engine “to the address”.
Modern cars, fragile and technologically advanced, perform the same maneuver using electronics, but what’s the point of blocks and wires in the wilderness? One evil! The good old mechanics implement the “trick” in a much simpler version and strictly at the will of the mate. And on a decent road, the two brake pedals are synchronized with each other by means of a rod, allowing the driver to drive in the usual mode. It’s genius!
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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