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City Council may consider an ordinance that would allow it to prohibit the use of jake brakes, although council is likely to put the prohibition into practice for now only along 31st Street below Mill Run, where a prior study would justify it.
Jake, or engine retarder brakes, slow diesel trucks on downhills by releasing cylinder compression earlier than normal so the compressions which continue to occur even with the throttle off don’t propel the truck forward, according to a video from Jacobs Vehicle Systems, a manufacturer.
The engine brakes are noisy, which has resulted in complaints from residents of the 31st Street neighborhood, due to trucks whose drivers are seeking to reduce speed they’ve built up on the way down Mill Run Road. ....

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