Mr. Copperfield,
This illusion isn't believeable. Politics and uninformed assumptions aside, I
hope you don't drive behind or toward any other cars. You should at least post
a sign in your front and rear car windows that says "Defective brakes, but I
feel lucky, do you?"
In my experience ABS allows control beyond that which is humanly possible on
many surfaces that include dry pavement, wet roads, and ice and snow.
I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I caused
an accident or injury due to driving a car or truck that I knew had defective
safety equipment.
Fred C
On Sat, 4 Nov 2000 07:15:36 EST DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
Ain't it a shame you don't have a choice not to have ABS? In my humble
opinion, ABS was built for those who have no clue how to apply brakes, but
just jam the brakes on when trying to stop. We are in an anti-Darwinistic
society (Survival of the weakest) so if ANYBODY has the LEAST bit of
difficulty, then something will be developed to require ALL of us to utilize
thier shortcut. In the case of ABS, If you have to stop in a hurry, they
seem to "slip" a little, not giving you a great "feel" for braking, and
requiring you to lengthen the distance you follow other vehicles. Snow and
ice-- I think I would use them just the same as real brakes.
--David C.
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