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jackel3415
01-26-2007, 07:27 AM
My brother recently rear-ended someone, and he claims the cold weather is to blame. Long story short he says that the cold weather caused him to have brake slip, and that the fluid was too cold, and thats way he rear-ended someone. It was in a parking lot at a stop sign, so it's not like he was racing or anything. So maybe 20mph tops.

Is there any truth to this. I don't buy it for a second, I live in Florida for god-sakes! The temperature at the time was between 67-70 degrees F. I don't know anything about brake fluid, but this sounds ridiculous to me. Can anyone help clarify if there is any truth to this story?

For my own personal amusement I will post post-damage photo.
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r250/jackel3415/l_596acd5a7664ae266c120d05a75b0c5f.jpg
Kauchipoteto
01-26-2007, 10:01 AM
LOL - major :bs: ! 67 is a nice summer day. If that were true, people in 80% of the States and all of Canada would be unable to drive 10 months of the year due to 'brake slip'! It's -5 here now, and people are out driving around. He was most likely distracted looking at some girl in a tight top when this happened :chuckles: .
JOHN_B
01-26-2007, 10:09 AM
^^ ahha... Agree.
robare99
01-26-2007, 10:10 AM
hehe cold weather in florida. Was he born stupid or did something just recently happen?



:D
wtcnbrwndo4u
01-26-2007, 11:07 AM
Really. If that's so true, I'd be screwed driving here in Kansas, where it's like under 10 degrees half of winter.
JSPITZ
01-26-2007, 11:53 AM
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
kimGT
01-26-2007, 12:45 PM
i'd say he locked up and doesn't understand that feeling, calling it brake slip.
jackel3415
01-26-2007, 12:51 PM
Thats what I thought. Not even my parents fell for it. Although my mom strongly corrects me that it was more like 50-something, but all the same I didn't think it would matter.

On the down side, being a JDM front end. Its gonna run him $900 + a new headlight assembly. He just bought rims too, so he's totally broke. An he got a Citation for following-to-closely. Sucks to be him right now. Apparently the girls car had a little bumper damage. ( yea this time the guy driving sucks, but at least we all know why he was tailgating her)