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Jon Hammond

"I live up on Deertrail Drive, and I use second gear instead of fourth gear coming down the hill in my truck. I timed it and compared the times, and it only took about a minute longer to use second gear and it sure saved on my brakes. I follow people down the hill all the time who don't downshift, and their brakes lights are on the whole way and you can smell their brakes burning when they reach the bottom." - Kenny Hignite, Tehachapi plumber and one of the original residents of Bear Valley Springs discussing how some people drive foolishly down steep hills.