A bit longer than a foot.
The long brake shoe (secondary shoe) faces to the back.
Yes, "shoe" has a long OO sound, the same as the word shoo.
The short shoe goes on the front
There is no fixed length.
The brake shoe with the shorter shoe material goes towards the front ( secondary ) The longer shoe braking material ( primary ) always goes to the rear Actually the short shoe is the primary shoe and the long shoe is secondary, but the short shoe does go to the front.
as long as you need and decision making
5,000 years
13 to 69 weeks depending on the importance of the shoe
24 Years
12 feet long
Italy.
no