Please remember that ABS, just like air bags, was designed to help those that
can't help themselves. Air bags were designed to stop 300 pounds of dead
weight. So what if you should be wearing a seat belt So what if you only
weight 50 pounds and get killed in the explosion of the bag! We have to save
the 300 pound idiots that refuse to wear seat belts. ( Where is Darwin when you
need him? )
While ABS brakes do work better, in theory, as has already been explained, a
good driver can yield similar results. ABS was designed for those that learned
nothing except hit the brakes, slid, and slam into the obstacle in front of you,
..... while there is nothing from stopping you from driving around and avoiding
the accident all together.
As for insurance costs, well of course the rates will be higher for ABS
equipped cars, just like they went up when air bags came out. Minor accidents
now cost more to repair if any damage is done to the ABS sensors at each wheel.
Until some one designs shock absorbing force fields to surround a car, the
best accident avoidance, life saving thing we can put into a car is an educated
driver. And not the gory films, how many feet to stop behind a school bus, turn
your lights on at dusk, "Drivers Training" that many states require today! But
a real, driving school that instructs not only the laws and how to drive
properly, but also instructs what to do when things go wrong. Skid pads, slalom
courses, panic braking tests ( and how about a new term for that! If trained to
handle the situation is it truly a "Panic" stop? ), wet roads, high speed lane
changes, etc.
In the US it takes a 6th grade education and $20 bucks to get a license. In
Europe it can run $2000 and require a year of classes and in-car training!
Okay, so I went well past the 2 cent limit, sorry.
Roadster content - Mine doesn't have ABS but I have rebuild/replaced most of the
brake system since I bought it.
Paul
OROC
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