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Need help INTERPRETING these test results police cruiser SAE J866a Chase Test
On Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:45:10 -0500, Tekkie® >
wrote: >Clare Snyder posted for all of us... > > >> >> "antilock brakes just guarantee you will hit whatever you hit SQUARE >> ON!!!" >> >> > >Exactly! When the slickback chevys first came out with ABS the cops were >burning up pads and crashing early and often. They had to be *retrained* to >keep the binders on and steer out of trouble. And that doesn't even work when you get into sloppy wet slush - The brakes basically shut off, and if you could steer around the trouble you wouldn't need to even try the brakes. When driving in those conditions you drive as if you have no brakes - because when it comes right down to it, you will be right. |
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Need help INTERPRETING these test results police cruiser SAEJ866a Chase Test
On 20/01/2018 9:05 AM, Clare Snyder wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:45:10 -0500, Tekkie® > > wrote: > >> Clare Snyder posted for all of us... >> >> >>> >>> "antilock brakes just guarantee you will hit whatever you hit SQUARE >>> ON!!!" >>> >>> >> >> Exactly! When the slickback chevys first came out with ABS the cops were >> burning up pads and crashing early and often. They had to be *retrained* to >> keep the binders on and steer out of trouble. > > > And that doesn't even work when you get into sloppy wet slush - The > brakes basically shut off, and if you could steer around the trouble > you wouldn't need to even try the brakes. > > When driving in those conditions you drive as if you have no brakes - > because when it comes right down to it, you will be right. > Otherwise known as defensive driving! I like your thinking! ;-) -- Xeno |
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Need help INTERPRETING these test results police cruiser SAE J866a Chase Test
Clare Snyder posted for all of us...
> > On Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:45:10 -0500, Tekkie® > > wrote: > > >Clare Snyder posted for all of us... > > > > > >> > >> "antilock brakes just guarantee you will hit whatever you hit SQUARE > >> ON!!!" > >> > >> > > > >Exactly! When the slickback chevys first came out with ABS the cops were > >burning up pads and crashing early and often. They had to be *retrained* to > >keep the binders on and steer out of trouble. > > > And that doesn't even work when you get into sloppy wet slush - The > brakes basically shut off, and if you could steer around the trouble > you wouldn't need to even try the brakes. > > When driving in those conditions you drive as if you have no brakes - > because when it comes right down to it, you will be right. +1 Training to steer out of trouble is hard. One has to focus their eyes on where they want to go rather than latching onto the collision site. -- Tekkie |
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