Date:         Fri, 26 Jun 1998 21:37:45 -0400
Reply-To:     Don Gibbons <dgibbons@PRESRAY.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Don Gibbons <dgibbons@PRESRAY.COM>
Subject:      Re[2]: Vanagon Safety?
Comments: To: Craig Standley <cstand@U.WASHINGTON.EDU>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Not completly true on #1. ABS can help you stop faster:

All cars have their front/rear brake balence set up as a compromise. It is set
for a typical driving and loading situation. Some cars have a proportioning
valve that adjusts for deceleration rates or rear ride height but they can not
sense the locking of a wheel. ABS can and does just this. Most ABS systems are 3
channel and take an average for the rears, some have 4 channel and do
adjustments for each wheel. This allows you to stop not only with control but
also faster. Each wheel does the best that friction will allow.