![]() Those cars, the wheels would lock/unlock at one second intervals. some were even disabled by the manufacturers), or bottom-feeder domestic GM products that had a slow-operating Kelsey-Hayes system that was about as fast as a turtle with a broken leg. Granted, many of the worst offenders were trucks that only got rear ABS (which can actually be quite dangerous in certain situations. Every winter, that first snowy/icy day, we'd have a dozen cars here with complaints of "car won't stop, strange noises, vibrating brake pedal". While it is pretty commonplace today, years ago when ABS was first becoming more common people did not know how to drive with it, did not know how to stop with it, and certainly did not know what to expect and what that crazy buzzing was. and they were barely moving.įWIW, I think anyone who has a car with ABS should intentionally experience what happens when the ABS comes active in a controlled environment (like a large empty parking lot). 3 techs crashed cars into poles, walls, toolboxes the very first wet day we had because the cars' ABS (3 different cars) was going bananas and simply would NOT stop the car. We get lots of ice here, though, and nothing is really "perfect" on ice.Īfter our shop got new floor paint a few years ago, it was formulated wrong and was slick as snot when wet. It won't necessarily allow it to stop any faster on slick surfaces, in fact I find it can make stopping distances longer but you are able to better maintain control. ABS allows you to maintain control during braking. ![]()
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