Re: Aggressive Driving

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From: Galaxie 500 XL
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:00

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;*}>>What differences have you
;*}>>noted between ABS and non-ABS cars as far as stopping distances?
;*}>
;*}>ABS is usually shorter but not by as much as some people might think.
;*}>The real value of ABS is in the retention of steering during emergency
;*}>braking.
;*}

Actually when ABS was introduced on the Corvette; with no other changes to
the braking system it increased(!) the Corvettes stopping distance by 5
feet from 118 feet to 123 feet from 60 MPH.

Galaxie
(sez "If you need ABS to drive safely, you shouldn't be driving.")
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"We got unlimited technology from the entire universe and we cruise around
                         in this? A Ford P.O.S."
                                (J-MiB)
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From: Galaxie 500 XL <galaxie@speakeasy.org>
Subject: Re: Aggressive Driving
Date: 1998/07/14
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