Ever wondered if your brakes were working well?
Ever wondered if your brakes were working well?
A society willing to trade liberty for temporary security deserves neither and will lose both
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LOL! I`d say they were!
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Wow ! That puts a whole new meaning to the signs that say - Boat Launch -.....
Dan F
That reminds me...I always check out a new-to-me vehicle`s ABS performance, they`re not all the same. Rentals included.
"Hey, ABS is easy...you just stand on `em!" Yeah, but there`s a reason why VDI`s students (primarily Pro drivers) spend ages practicing brake-and-turn with ABS before they can get good enough to pass the minimum standards for graduation, doing it *optimally* isn`t as easy as one might think. Few people even achieve 0.7g of decell their first dozen tries.
I`ve only hauled a boat a couple times, but I seem to remember tie-down straps being involved...
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big boats always have the right of way.
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2024 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4WD - 2023 Toyota Camry SE
Noting that two of my best winter vehicles did not have ABS and that I can threshold brake better than most...
Different view here- with (modern 4-channel) ABS at least you can steer while braking on low-friction surfaces and can properly distribute the braking force between all four wheels when they`re not all on equal-friction surfaces. Zero way to unequally distribute the braking forces without ABS or steer effectively with locked wheels and no way to brake hard on ice without ABS without locking `em up. The braking distance is shorter with modern ABS systems anyhow because during the brief moments between pulses you can have max braking and with a fast-cycling system those moments add up to lots of braking. (I can often beat the ABS on older vehicles but I`ve never done it with anything modern.)
Note that I have countless hours of controlled environment/instrument-tested braking experience; I do know what I`m talking about
Anyhow, if you can`t brake on ice you`re driving on the wrong tires and IMO oughta park the vehicle until the roads are clear.
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