[MR2] Fwd: Re: New Car "do-dads"

[waynearndt at waynearndt.com]

Addition to my earlier message: FWIW, the manhole cover was on the right
front side and this happened on my Taurus. Don't want to insinuate bad
experiences with the Two!  -wayne

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I've had this same experience a few times on manhole covers, abs disables
breaking because on tire is on the slippery metal cover and won't allow
the
other 3 to brake. No accident but I have learned to watch out for plan
when
manholes are around a braking point. I suppose a more sophisticated abs
system on a more expensive car that separately adjusts each brake would
not
do this.

-wayne







On Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:26:42 -0600, Thomas Ethen <cacanne at chibardun.net>
wrote:
> I had a bad experience with ABS when the wheels on the left side of the
> vehicle were on bare pavement, but the right side wheels were on a
slippery
> surface. The ABS would not allow the wheels to grip on the bare pavement
> since it sensed slipping on the right and I went right through an
> intersection, where I would have easily been able to stop with a vehicle
> without ABS.
> 
> I think ABS is a mixed blessing, where it keeps you from spinning out on
> ice
> if you keep the pedal down, but in other situations it is more of a
> hindrance than a help.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> On 1/26/10 12:29 AM, "William Brandt" <wbrandt1 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> I'd be interested in hearing what you guys think about ABS.
>> I'm inclined to include it on the "do-dad" list, my impression being
that
>> ABS is for those who don't know how to modulate brake pedal pressure.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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