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==Block Brakes==

 

Block brakes are used to create 'sections' of a particular ride, with each section allowed to hold no more than one train at a time. This feature can be used to prevent, or even eliminate, the chance of a ride crash, either due to brake failures in the station or due to a train stalling out or not completing a circuit. Rides running in Block Section Continuous Circuit Mode treat the first tile of the station and the last tile of any lift hill as a block brake by default. Rides operating in this mode may carry more trains than would fit in the station, since the station now only needs to be long enough to accommodate a single train. The maximum number of trains on a ride with block brakes is one fewer than the number of block brakes on the ride (including the top of all lift hills and the station). Therefore, a ride running with one station and one lift hill in Block Section Continuous Circuit Mode could only run one train.

 

The use of block brakes complicates the construction of rides. Timing the length of each ride section becomes crucial, to prevent trains from being held up at block brakes for too long. Preferably, a ride should be able to run a complete circuit without being stopped by a block brake, if the ride is well-designed and nothing has happened on the ride (such as a breakdown) to alter the timing of the ride. Additionally, care must be taken on the placement of block brakes, as block brakes will slow down a passing train to a very slow speed. Despite these complications, in most cases it is preferable to build a ride with block brakes, as block brakes reduce the chances of a ride crash.