[Richard and Rhonda]

You do have a few hills in Alabama, but seriously the first time you have to come down a grade of any length, you will find that gravity does want to pull the 40,000 lbs down the mountain. If you just ride the brakes they will overheat very quickly. So most coaches have an exhaust brake, or compression brake (jake brake) that uses the engine to hold the speed down.

As far as a panic stop, yep, use everything you have. Although your setup would seem to require TWO feet to activate both pedals.

Hopefully you will get the chance to tour in the Newell to some of the country's more mountainous terrain.