> BZZZZTTTT! Wrong answer buddy ;-) Now go back and try modulating the
>brakes with the *abs *ON* and see which stops quicker.
Actually I should've been more specific. He never disabled ABS - his second
test was to modulate with ABS on. And it was quicker. So I suppose the
REAL test would've been to disable ABS (or have a Jetta without ABS) and see
how it did.
>What about trail braking on turn in?
This was part of the exercise, and he found the modulation to work quite
well. Again, no ABS-disabled runs to compare to - he hadn't intended to
test it that thoroughly.
>ABS kicks ass *ALWAYS* unless you drive in a manner
>which would lock up the wheels on a non ABS car.
Some agree with you, some don't. I haven't driven ABS-equipped cars enough
to have an opinion either way, and I believe it would vary car to car, ABS
system to ABS system. You do well with ABS, so go for it. :)
> I submit *stomping* the brake pedal shocks the car without ABS into
>lockup and shocks the car with abs into an overcompensatory mode ;-)
Hmmm... To me, lockup is easier to control - just back off the brake a
little. "Overcompensatory mode" sounds quite undesireable to me. Which is
another one of my points - part of it depends on your driving style.
- Justin
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