[Shotimes] snow and ice

[Ron Nottingham]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>
>
> Back when I was driving the Jetta I remember one of our yuppie employees 
> had
> a new 325e, with antilock brakes.  He came driving into our parking lot
> which was nothing but a pure skating rink.  When he touched the brakes 
> they
> locked up, the fancy anitlock brake system in his car turned off the 
> brakes,
> and he rolled all the way across the parking lot and into the brick wall.
> When I arrived shortly after that the simple brakes in my Jetta didn't 
> have
> any trouble stopping.

Just how fast was he going? ABS does not work under 25 or so mph. Remember 
that folks, and let's repeat - ABS does not work at slow speeds.

Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
89 325i
90 SHO

"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"



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