Recently, i took driver's ed (about 8 months ago), and they barely mention threshold braking (my dad and myself) had taught me how to brake effective w/out ABS (97 GL, no ABS). THe driver's ed teacher was a little crazy, I said what if I own a car without ABS and I don't slam on the brakes, adn she said "time to by a new car". (LOL
) I like ABS in some circumstances, but I like having control over the vehicle and not the computer. ABS is excellent in SUVs (Ford Explorer perhaps...)and I was doing 45 and the yellow just popped and people began doing left klane turns at the yellow, the stopping distance was excellent the truck leaned way WAY nose down but it stopped at the line exactly. Though I was on the verge of a panic attack, I was happy that I stopped and was happy the ABS light didn't turn on
But they need to grind it into to people's head about correct braking, with and withour ABS equipped vehicles.
It saved me from a few accidents especially when I got my rotors all wet in the rain and I nearly missed a Grand Am by about 4-6 feet as I reacted quickly and correctly by going up a (like a shopping center when curb is low then it rose up), I guess wet cement grips better than flooded asphalt, because my car leaned into it and I can feel the tires grip my left side more than my right. My alignment is perfect, nothing broke, and I drove a way a lucky kid
BTW the lady in the grand am stopped for NO Reason, she was doing her makeup!!!
GRR
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