Hey Andy;
ABS by *Kelsey-Hayes*, glad to see the hardware kept you on the straight
and narrow. I've had the occasion to experience my 4WAL, maybe not in as
life threatening situation as yours, but damp road, multi-lane, many
vehicles, etc. With all the hype about how bad the ABS is (was) on the
mini-vans, they sure felt and worked well. I know one thing I have driven
my mothers S-10 Blazer and you want to talk about a shitty ABS system, you
may as well have a cement block tied to a rope on the steering wheel and
throw it out the window. (maybe just a bit of an exaggeration). I also
have 4WAL on my Mustang Cobra they work very well (I think it is a Bosch
system) the Dak reacts in the same exact way.
So I guess it goes without saying, that little girls life was worth alot
more than the $425 we spent on the 4WAL. 8-).
L. John Morris<ljohn@alltel.net>
!!!!! ... your local *HEMI* owner ...!!!!!
'97 SLT+ CC 4x4
5.2L, 5spd, 3.92SG
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> From: Andy Callahan <quasideedle@uky.campus.mci.net>
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: a tribute to my Dak's ABS
> Date: Saturday, April 12, 1997 12:19 AM
>
> My 97 Dakota is the first vehicle I have owned with ABS. I have the
4-wheel
> ABS system on my truck. Today I had to put the ABS to the test. I was
> cruising down a residential street at about 40 mph when a little girl
about
> 5-years-old came right out in front of me on her little bike. My first
> reaction was to jam the brakes hard. The ABS kicked in and stopped the
> truck in a very short distance without any lock-up and with very little
> pedal vibration. There's no doubt in my mind that if I was still driving
my
> 89 T-bird (without ABS) that I would have slid right into the little
girl.
> I can thank my dakota and the people at Chrysler (or Bendix) for
preventing
> the possible injury or death of a little girl. The worst part of the
> incident was that her mother was standing in the yard and saw the entire
> thing unfold. I've never seen such terror in the face of a human before.
> I'm very grateful.
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