|
Roads here were icy this AM, and the main routes had been salted. (Today's lunchtime agenda: Car wash with undercarriage spray.) I can't cite a particular instance when ABS has saved my bacon, but like AWD, I'd rather have it than not. No doubt the state of the art has advanced, but the essential technology was derived from the "anti-skid" systems employed to great effect on passenger aircraft. (Consider the thousands of wintertime landings: How often do you hear of a jet locking its brakes and losing it on a snowy runway?) My problem is the old habit of pumping the brake pedal when I know traction is iffy.
dcb
|