I don't necessarily disagree with you (the offroad and washboard parts) but how
many other drivers do you know that were willing to take the time "learn" their
vehicle? I kind of like the idea of the "average" driver having 4 wheel ABS so
if they panic and slam the brakes, the 'puter takes over and brings them to a
controlled stop. I dunno, I've driven both and I've never felt that 4 wheel
ABS could outperform me in a similar rig w/out ABS in the same situation. What
I really like about ABS are those "unexpected" situations. I figure ABS could
really save your bacon when you come upon a slick spot that appears out of
nowhere... There's no way I could react as fast as the 'puter can.
My $3.18.
T.
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Subject: Re: DML: ABS on front wheels? Opinions needed.
Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
Date: 12/28/99 8:40 PM
abs sucks in my opinion. i took a course for driving defensively and what not
so i wa taught how to perform threshold braking(squeeze the pedal till the
tires lock back off and squeeze again) and in my opinion the abs does a fine
job of reproducing this technique on perfectly flat pavement but...if the road
is potholed or has those waves in the pavement from semis taking off from
lights the abs kicks in when you are just casually slowing down and because the
brakes are loading and unloading as you hit each crest in the pavement the abs
ends up overcompensating like mad and not slowing down the truck at all. pretty
scary when your nice gentle slow down to the light becomes a white knuckle holy
f@@@ i'm going to hit that guy. i wish i had a switch to shut the abs off when
i am offroading(useless on washboard). now hear is a total opinion. i think
abs is a bad idea. i think it desensitizes the driver with regards to how they
respond to the road. all you do is mash this pedal to the ground and it stops.
mash this one to the ground and it goes. put it in d for this way and r for
that way. i pray they never put fly by wire systems on the stearing like they
are planning. no feed back from road to driver. what an interesting and
dangerous generation of drivers that will be.
derek
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