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minor diff author diff hide diffA spot on a wheel, caused by skidding or wheel slide, which causes a tapping
sound as the wheel rotates and which can usually only be removed by expensive
reprofiling of the wheel on a lathe or wheel turning machine. Drivers are
cautioned against too heavy braking in bad weather thus causing [[flats]]. Many
attempts have been made over the years to reduce "flats" [[flats]] by
wheel slide control systems which automatically reduce a brake application in
the event of a slide. Such systems generally enctheage a driver to apply
emergency braking which eliminates the wheel slide control and puts [[flats]] on
the whole train instead of a few wheelsets. An effective solution to this
problem is still awaited.