Sentence examples for downhill grades from inspiring English sources

A hill descent feature borrowed from Land Rover holds the vehicle to a steady, slow speed on steep downhill grades.

It has steep uphill and downhill grades, a few wet and muddy areas, an abundance of left and right turns ranging from tight to shallow.

Courses vary widely but must be 1.5 to 5 km (1 to 3 miles) in length in international competition, with steep uphill and downhill grades, wet or muddy areas, and many left and right turns of varying difficulty.

Downhill grades were consistently related to greater injury severity, significantly so for transportation by ambulance.

Other features were found to increase injury risk: streetcar or train tracks, downhill grades, construction, major street intersections and traffic circles at local street intersections.

Certain route types (in particular multiuse paths and sidewalks), downhill grades and higher motor vehicle speeds were also associated with increased injury severity.

Switchbacks on a steep downhill grade slow traffic to a crawl.

The field experiment was conducted on five test vehicles along a section of Interstate 81 that was comprised of ±4% uphill and downhill grade sections.

All I remember is wondering when the hiking trail I was on would start to feature a less strenuous, "downhill" grade.

After an arduous climb a few days ago, we rapidly descend, and our knees and legs feel the relentless downhill grade.

The downhill grade eases as MD 135 enters Bloomington, where the name of the highway changes to Bloomington Road.