Lowering the tire pressures, to 15 psi or so, would be a good move if
planning ahead were an option.

-Dana-

>
> I didn't mean to imply " jacking on the emergency brake".  What I
> meant (and I admit that I was not clear) was to hold the button IN!
> on the e-brake lever, and apply the rear brakes ONLY and then let
> off the parking brake.  Just a thought.  Malcolm

> > << I was musing the other day about what would
> > happen IF!, when going downhill, and the rear of the van
> > skidding out to the side -- What would happen if the driver
> > were to apply the parking brake - either a lot or a little.
> > Seems to me that the resulting drag (from applying the
> > parking brake) >>
> >
> > When the ass-end is sliding, the wheels have already stopped
> > turning, so, other than eliminating any possibility of
> > recovering from the slide, jacking on the emergency brake
> > would only be an exercise in futility.
> >
> > Rich