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Old 03-17-2006, 11:27 PM   #29 (permalink)
fastom
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Location: way out west
Quote:
Originally Posted by pocon1
Without ABS you would be dead. Of course, skidding on a wet bridge does not qualify drving at a "normal" speed.
Absolutely not! I would have easily slowed down, gravel is loose, it does slip, an ABS computer is stupid, it doesn't understand why it's slipping, it just thinks it's a bad thing. There is no worse feeling than having the car not react to brake input and that is just frustration when it's designed like that.
I wouldn't have skidded onto the bridge if the stupid thing had workable brakes. I consider it a very serious design flaw. I would never put up with that, if that means driving old stuff i don't mind.
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