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Re: Abs off...why?

To: jtessman@enron.com
Subject: Re: Abs off...why?
From: Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 16:33:17 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net (Quattro List)
In-Reply-To: <00039E64.@enron.com> from "jtessman@enron.com" at Apr 21, 98 03:06:19 pm
Reply-To: duane@zk3.dec.com
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

Hairy green toads from Mars made jtessman@enron.com say:

>      Under certain conditions (like fresh deep snow) braking is improved by 
>      allowing the wheels to lock up. The first time you sail through an 
>      intersection (after a good dump of snow) because the ABS kicked in is 
>      enough to convince yourself that the button is there for a reason. 

Yup.

But don't overlook the usefulness of the switch when an ABS sensor
goes south... I had this happen twice, and the car wouldn't have
been drivable if I couldn't turn the ABS off....

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
Digital Equipment Corporation		(603)-884-1294
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Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too psychotic to express it

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