Well, maybe it's my ignorance, but i'm going to disagree here.
It is my understanding that the reason to let up just before locking the
brakes is to avoid skidding and maintain directional control of the vehicle.
Anti-lock brake were developed to continue to be ablt to steer the
car/truck at maximum braking. If you lock the fronts up, you cannot steer,
you just slide in that direction.
But that's just my opinion, i could be wrong, if so please enlighten me.
>
>If you have made the mistake of locking your brakes then the only
>thing that is going to slow you down is the kinetic friction of your
>tire against the road which is MUCH lower that the static friction of
>your tire rolling on the ground.
>
>This is why we were all told to ease up on the pedal if you lock up
>the brakes in order to stop faster. But I do agree that a stronger
>braking system would allow us to get closer to the edge of skidding
>with enough modulation to stop a lot faster.
>
>NITF
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