Hate 'em! I have my first ABS equipped car and will not buy another if I
can avoid it. My father has had two accidents as a result of ABS failure
since buying his first ABS car. Needless to say, he too hates them. All
theories aside, they just plain suck in normal driving conditions. About
the only time I felt they were beneficial was in snow, but that is so seldom
around here that it does not outweigh the problems encountered in every day
driving.
My two cents worth.
Graham
68 1600
----- Original Message -----
From: David & Candy Pina <casalp@earthlink.net>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: Panic Stop
> I remember a few rears ago watching a special on tv run by the California
Highway
> Patrol about this issue. All theories aside, the CHP could not make an
abs braked
> vehicle stop faster than a non abs vehicle on dry pavement. It seemed the
fastest
> stops were done by "jumping" on the brakes hard, and skidding. As for my
personal
> experience, I drive an ABS vehicle daily, a mail truck, and I couldn't
begin to
> tell you how aften I have almost had an accident because my vehicle just
won't
> stop, especially at 20 and under speeds. The worst is when you just start
to take
> off and somebody pulls in front of you. I'll bet it takes me 20 feet to
stop after
> I hit the brake pedal, when I am going under 10 mph! Another fact is that
> insurance companies are considering raising the rates, if they haven't
already, for
> Ahhhh Boutaaa Stop cars, because they are in more accidents then identical
non abs
> cars. As for the slippery hot rubber, ever drive a car with hot racing
rubber?
> Way more traction! You can see lose pebbles stuck to the tires. All this
to say,
> give me a non abs car every time. Take your car out on some out of the
way place
> and run it through a few panic stops. You can learn to keep it right on
the edge
> of skidding, thus keeping steerability when needed too. The best way to
stop.
> Just my two pesos.
> David Pina
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