ABS - or is it Pure BS

From: Kai Kaltenbach <kaikal_at_MICROSOFT.com>
Date: Mon Apr 5 18:02:30 1999

Boy, we're way off topic here.

First off, most ABS will lock up if all four wheels slip. How's it to know
that you haven't stopped? No variety of braking is going to help you on
ice, only tires (e.g. Bridgestone Blizzak) help there.

Secondly, ABS is for dry or wet roads. It actually increases stopping
distance in snow and gravel, because on those surfaces it is more
advantageous to lock up the wheels and pile up material in front of each
tire.

Kai

-----Original Message-----
From: Buck Savage [mailto:hhacker_at_home.com]
Sent: Monday, April 05, 1999 3:20 PM
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
Subject: ABS - or is it Pure BS



>2) even if the ABS system fails it still works just like non-ABS brakes.
unless
>the vacuum (power assisted) system fails or the brake line is cut, or (very
>unlikely) the piston sticks open, the brakes will work just fine.
>


ABS - American Bull Shi...

I have noted one difficulty with ABS, and that is its failure to operate on
snow
and ice. Since I live in Southern California, I do not get that much snow
but,
in any quick application of my Mustang's breaks, on snow covered roads,
they always seem to lock up. Well, the pumping action occurs but, at each
application of the pump, I notice wheel lock-up. There is no stopping.

William R. Buckley
Received on Mon Apr 05 1999 - 18:02:30 BST