BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
Drive defensively is the name of the game.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I don't want to sound like an old-fart-know-it-all but I have more miles on
> anti-lock and non-anti-lock than 5 average people might have in a lifetime
> (about 1.7 million miles) on every conceivable road condition. I agree, ABS
> is NOT the shortest possible method of stopping - threshold breaking is.
> Having said that, I am a proponent of ABS.
>
> Anyone on the road with the mindset of "I can go anywhere, I have all wheel
> drive" will end up in the same ditch as the guy that thinks "I can stop on
> this icy road, I have ABS". In my opinion, ABS is best used in avoidance
> situations on slippery surfaces. The vehicle will adjust and respond to
> changing forces when avoiding an obstacle... once you've avoided the
> obstacle you may not need to stop! On dry surfaces, you can't beat threshold
> breaking.
>
> Drivers should be better educated about avoidance... I have seen way too
> many rear-enders on the highway when the driver could have veered left or
> right to avoid collision (not to mention, leave more room to stop).
>
> -Brian
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I don't want to sound like an old-fart-know-it-all but I have more miles on
> anti-lock and non-anti-lock than 5 average people might have in a lifetime
> (about 1.7 million miles) on every conceivable road condition. I agree, ABS
> is NOT the shortest possible method of stopping - threshold breaking is.
> Having said that, I am a proponent of ABS.
>
> Anyone on the road with the mindset of "I can go anywhere, I have all wheel
> drive" will end up in the same ditch as the guy that thinks "I can stop on
> this icy road, I have ABS". In my opinion, ABS is best used in avoidance
> situations on slippery surfaces. The vehicle will adjust and respond to
> changing forces when avoiding an obstacle... once you've avoided the
> obstacle you may not need to stop! On dry surfaces, you can't beat threshold
> breaking.
>
> Drivers should be better educated about avoidance... I have seen way too
> many rear-enders on the highway when the driver could have veered left or
> right to avoid collision (not to mention, leave more room to stop).
>
> -Brian
#45
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
Drive defensively is the name of the game.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I don't want to sound like an old-fart-know-it-all but I have more miles on
> anti-lock and non-anti-lock than 5 average people might have in a lifetime
> (about 1.7 million miles) on every conceivable road condition. I agree, ABS
> is NOT the shortest possible method of stopping - threshold breaking is.
> Having said that, I am a proponent of ABS.
>
> Anyone on the road with the mindset of "I can go anywhere, I have all wheel
> drive" will end up in the same ditch as the guy that thinks "I can stop on
> this icy road, I have ABS". In my opinion, ABS is best used in avoidance
> situations on slippery surfaces. The vehicle will adjust and respond to
> changing forces when avoiding an obstacle... once you've avoided the
> obstacle you may not need to stop! On dry surfaces, you can't beat threshold
> breaking.
>
> Drivers should be better educated about avoidance... I have seen way too
> many rear-enders on the highway when the driver could have veered left or
> right to avoid collision (not to mention, leave more room to stop).
>
> -Brian
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I don't want to sound like an old-fart-know-it-all but I have more miles on
> anti-lock and non-anti-lock than 5 average people might have in a lifetime
> (about 1.7 million miles) on every conceivable road condition. I agree, ABS
> is NOT the shortest possible method of stopping - threshold breaking is.
> Having said that, I am a proponent of ABS.
>
> Anyone on the road with the mindset of "I can go anywhere, I have all wheel
> drive" will end up in the same ditch as the guy that thinks "I can stop on
> this icy road, I have ABS". In my opinion, ABS is best used in avoidance
> situations on slippery surfaces. The vehicle will adjust and respond to
> changing forces when avoiding an obstacle... once you've avoided the
> obstacle you may not need to stop! On dry surfaces, you can't beat threshold
> breaking.
>
> Drivers should be better educated about avoidance... I have seen way too
> many rear-enders on the highway when the driver could have veered left or
> right to avoid collision (not to mention, leave more room to stop).
>
> -Brian
#46
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
Drive defensively is the name of the game.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I don't want to sound like an old-fart-know-it-all but I have more miles on
> anti-lock and non-anti-lock than 5 average people might have in a lifetime
> (about 1.7 million miles) on every conceivable road condition. I agree, ABS
> is NOT the shortest possible method of stopping - threshold breaking is.
> Having said that, I am a proponent of ABS.
>
> Anyone on the road with the mindset of "I can go anywhere, I have all wheel
> drive" will end up in the same ditch as the guy that thinks "I can stop on
> this icy road, I have ABS". In my opinion, ABS is best used in avoidance
> situations on slippery surfaces. The vehicle will adjust and respond to
> changing forces when avoiding an obstacle... once you've avoided the
> obstacle you may not need to stop! On dry surfaces, you can't beat threshold
> breaking.
>
> Drivers should be better educated about avoidance... I have seen way too
> many rear-enders on the highway when the driver could have veered left or
> right to avoid collision (not to mention, leave more room to stop).
>
> -Brian
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>
> I don't want to sound like an old-fart-know-it-all but I have more miles on
> anti-lock and non-anti-lock than 5 average people might have in a lifetime
> (about 1.7 million miles) on every conceivable road condition. I agree, ABS
> is NOT the shortest possible method of stopping - threshold breaking is.
> Having said that, I am a proponent of ABS.
>
> Anyone on the road with the mindset of "I can go anywhere, I have all wheel
> drive" will end up in the same ditch as the guy that thinks "I can stop on
> this icy road, I have ABS". In my opinion, ABS is best used in avoidance
> situations on slippery surfaces. The vehicle will adjust and respond to
> changing forces when avoiding an obstacle... once you've avoided the
> obstacle you may not need to stop! On dry surfaces, you can't beat threshold
> breaking.
>
> Drivers should be better educated about avoidance... I have seen way too
> many rear-enders on the highway when the driver could have veered left or
> right to avoid collision (not to mention, leave more room to stop).
>
> -Brian
#47
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
It seems so... simple. How anyone could argue that a released wheel
will stop faster is beyond me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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CRWLR wrote:
>
> The ONLY advantage to ABS on a passenger car or light truck is that the
> vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
> ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
>
> The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
> one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
> turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
> will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
> this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
> and it will respond.
will stop faster is beyond me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
CRWLR wrote:
>
> The ONLY advantage to ABS on a passenger car or light truck is that the
> vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
> ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
>
> The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
> one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
> turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
> will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
> this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
> and it will respond.
#48
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
It seems so... simple. How anyone could argue that a released wheel
will stop faster is beyond me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
CRWLR wrote:
>
> The ONLY advantage to ABS on a passenger car or light truck is that the
> vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
> ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
>
> The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
> one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
> turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
> will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
> this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
> and it will respond.
will stop faster is beyond me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
CRWLR wrote:
>
> The ONLY advantage to ABS on a passenger car or light truck is that the
> vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
> ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
>
> The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
> one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
> turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
> will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
> this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
> and it will respond.
#49
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
It seems so... simple. How anyone could argue that a released wheel
will stop faster is beyond me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
CRWLR wrote:
>
> The ONLY advantage to ABS on a passenger car or light truck is that the
> vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
> ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
>
> The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
> one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
> turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
> will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
> this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
> and it will respond.
will stop faster is beyond me.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
CRWLR wrote:
>
> The ONLY advantage to ABS on a passenger car or light truck is that the
> vehicle operator retains directional control during panic stops. That is the
> ONLY advantage, and do not let anybody tell you anything different.
>
> The way ABS works is that it removes the applied brake pressure from any
> one, or all, of the brakes when it is detected that a tire has stopped
> turning. When that tire is rolling, it is not stopping, and therefore it
> will go further before it does come to a stop. The distinct advantage of
> this is that you can provide directional input to a tire that is turning,
> and it will respond.
#50
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Re: BIG 4 SUED FOR ABS STOPPING DISTANCES!
No argument there.
On 10 Dec 2003 10:20 AM, L.W.(?ill) ------ III posted the following:
> Drive defensively is the name of the game.
> God Bless America, ?ill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>>
>> I don't want to sound like an old-fart-know-it-all but I have more
>> miles on anti-lock and non-anti-lock than 5 average people might have
>> in a lifetime (about 1.7 million miles) on every conceivable road
>> condition. I agree, ABS is NOT the shortest possible method of
>> stopping - threshold breaking is. Having said that, I am a proponent
>> of ABS.
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On 10 Dec 2003 10:20 AM, L.W.(?ill) ------ III posted the following:
> Drive defensively is the name of the game.
> God Bless America, ?ill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Cherokee-LTD wrote:
>>
>> I don't want to sound like an old-fart-know-it-all but I have more
>> miles on anti-lock and non-anti-lock than 5 average people might have
>> in a lifetime (about 1.7 million miles) on every conceivable road
>> condition. I agree, ABS is NOT the shortest possible method of
>> stopping - threshold breaking is. Having said that, I am a proponent
>> of ABS.
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