To: | Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net> |
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Subject: | Re: Brake Trouble! UPDATE! |
From: | Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com> |
Date: | Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:45:27 -0500 |
"May" is the operative word. A locked-up wheel isn't going to stop sooner than a wheel that has some adhesion to the road. ABS attempts to keep all the tires stuck to the road surface under heavy braking. CR Max Heim wrote: > ABS monitors each wheel independently, applying braking as needed to keep > each wheel from lockup. That is why it may increase stopping distance, > compared to say, an expert driver locking up a wheel but countersteering. |
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