On Jan 25, 2008, at 11:08 PM, Apptech wrote:

> A competent authority has assessed that ABS brakes INCREASE stopping
> distances on gravel (metal) surfaces by typically 20+ percent.

Is that a surprise?  I thought the point of ABS was to increase
CONTROL (steering) during heavy breaking, not so much to decrease
stopping distance.  In fact, I'm surprised that ABS *ever* decreases
stopping distance...

BillW

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