Charles D. Sorkin had this to say:
>Unrelated question about ABS systems: On normal dry road surfaces, with
>properly functioning brakes, doesn't an antilock braking system cause the
>car to require a LONGER stopping distance?
>
I believe that is the case, due to the fact that cycling the brake on and
off means that it is actually applied less than 100% of the time, which
would, of course, result in the minimum distance.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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