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Re: Stiff Brakes

To: Simon Matthews <simon_atwork@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Stiff Brakes
From: Geoffrey Gallaway <geoffeg@sloth.org>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 21:50:43 -0400 (EDT)
This is also true on my father's 90 Range Rover, rock hard brakes. The
first time I hit the brakes when the ABS engaged and the pedal started to
vibrate I became very scared. Seems to stop the vehicle quite fast..

Geoff

This one time, at band camp, Simon Matthews wrote:

> If you want to feel stiff brakes, drive a Citroen with the Hydropneumatic 
> (or whatever they spelled/called it). The pedal is rock solid because there 
> is a feedback mechanism which equalises the pedal position. As you push 
> harder on the pedal, you get more pressure in the brakes and more pressure 
> pushing back on the pedal.
> 
> I would not say however this gives any greater feel for the brakes, but it 
> does give a possibly mistaken feel of confidence.
> 
> Modern cars, with ABS, servos, etc., all have brake pedals much softer than 
> they used to be. I find the ABS brakes on my '97 Voyager most disconcerting 
> -- the fact that I cannot stomp on the pedal and lock up the wheels laves me 
> feeling uncertain about their stopping ability.
> 
> Stiffer brake padals may make heel-and-toeing easier? Otherwise, so long as 
> it does not hit the floor, or cannot trap somthing (the driver's left foot), 
> I don't see any advantage to a stiff pedal.
> 
> Simon
> ________________________________________________________________________
> 

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