<VV> ABS on a Corvair/What is safe anyway?/Stopping Faster orSlower With ABS

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

A good driver can do about as well as a bad one with ABS, all other things being equal. The only advantage is if you have 4 sensor, 4 channel ABS, where the system can unlock the wheels individually, while the rest are doing their best. 

I've heard of people retrofitting ABS onto older cars, but in my opinion, the view isn't worth the climb. 

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: J R Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>
To: joel <joel at joelsplace.com>; virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; hallgrenn <hallgrenn at aol.com>
Sent: Wed, Mar 27, 2013 3:23 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> ABS on a Corvair/What is safe anyway?/Stopping Faster orSlower With ABS


I agree...

Since the advent of ABS, I've always thought about it as - more about 
steering than stopping.

While it MIGHT help stopping in a shorter distance on dry pavement, I see it 
more as a collision avoidance mechanism on slick roads - giving you the 
opportunity to steer around things that are harder than an orange rubber 
cone.

Later, JR

CCE CORSA CORVANANTICS SCG member
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
"Keep the Love Alive"

>
> According to tests cars stop faster without antilock.  Antilock just
> makes them more controllable when stopping hard.
>
> Joel McGregor

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