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On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 07:08:11 GMT, "Orienteer"
wrote (more or less): .... Bit of a myth that ABS enables a vehicle to stop quicker, in fact it can have the opposite effect. Only on loose surfaces like snow or gravel. On clean dry surfaces a car with independent ABS per wheel can stop faster than a non-abs car (which will likely skid under extreme braking), and gains the controllability advantage of cadence-braking without having to stop braking all four wheels, which a non-abs car has to do to effect cadence braking. It's purpose is to enable the vehicle to be steered while braking hard, which without ABS often results in a skid and loss of control. A skid also results in longer braking distances. -- Cheers, Euan Gawnsoft: http://www.gawnsoft.co.sr Symbian/Epoc wiki: http://html.dnsalias.net:1122 Smalltalk links (harvested from comp.lang.smalltalk) http://html.dnsalias.net/gawnsoft/smalltalk |
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