[Spridgets] ABS was Please define idiot...

[Robert Duquette]

Here's one site:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp/tp13082/abs2_e.htm#stop

This is the main page to that site:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/tp/tp13082/absind_e.htm


-----Original Message-----
From: Lester

.. and where are you guys getting data about ABS?  I would like to  
read up on what you are saying..

Lester


On Dec 30, 2007, at 11:17 AM, Daniel1312 at aol.com wrote:

> Not quite true it simply means you hit something without having the  
> wheels
> locked up rather than hitting something with wheels locked up.
>
> As an aside in deep snow cars without ABS stop quicker than cars  
> with ABS
> because the locked wheel builds up a wedge of snow in front of the  
> wheel which
> helps to slow the car down, while the car with ABS rides on top of  
> the  snow.
>
> Daniel1312
>
> In a message dated 30/12/2007 15:08:51 GMT Standard Time,
> dbl at chicagolandmgclub.com writes:
>
> All well  and good, Chris, but on ice where none of the four wheels  
> has
> any traction,  ABS does ABSolutely no good at all.