Re: ABS Good/No-Good?

["linus d. toy" <linust@interramp.com>]

At 02:58 PM 1/11/96 -0500, Lou Mickley wrote:


>re: Several posts on ABS in the slippery stuff.
>
>I turn my ABS off in the snow for two reasons.  I would rather have control
>in the snow (ie there are time I want to lock the tires), and two, the ABS
>OFF light on the dash reminds me to slow down.  Regarding the AUDIDUDI
>crash, I'm amazed at people who look over their shoulder to see behind
>because of the distance covered with their head in the Linda Blair
>(backwards) position.  I've done it too, and as he learned - it only takes
once.

sorry Lou, but you're gonna be fighting the traffic ed curriculum across
'merica on this one (not that i endorse it--this is just a factoid)  this is
a standard "instruction" that's been taught (but is it followed?) for
years--not really for *behind* but for the blind spot.  for that purpose, i
think it's the right thing to teach--it frustrates me to no end to have
inattentive people make a lane change practically on top of me on the
road--flashing lights at them does no good 'cause they're that close to me!
my practice now is to stay out of other's blind spots when i can--i'm often
right behind their bumper in the next lane over, but if they do their stupid
stunt, i can usually just lift and keep away.

2 pennies of steam...
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