That sounds more like bad driving but not related to abs at all. Abs actually kicks in when hard breaking so that should be fine. I am assuming shes one of those who doesn't slow down on traffic stop and just stands on brake close to the line or panics and hits the brake hard when theres a lot of space in front.
On old drum brakes, if you're going downhill, they would advise 2 seconds of braking, 2 seconds of rolling, if engine braking wasn't enough (which it usually wasn't on cars that old and huge).
But yeah, that WAS fixed over 50 years ago, and you'd have to find someone who specifically hasn't changed the brakes to something non-suicidal.
Yep. And knowing how to do that actually saved my ass a couple times driving an old '68 Ford. Once when approaching an icy intersection in the winter, once when towing downhill on a loose gravel road. Either time, I would have wiped out badly if I'd just jammed on the brakes as hard as I could and held them. But pumping the brakes allowed me to retain control and slow down enough to be somewhat safe. ABS does exactly the same thing ... just better and faster.
(Honestly, it's actually kind of comforting, in a way. It means that in an "Oh shit, even when I brake as hard as I can, it's not stopping!" scenario, you actually have something you can actively do about it, an action you can take toward resolving the situation ... rather than just holding on for dear life and hoping for the best.)
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I could have really used an arrow to guide me where to look
well I love looking at nothing
You should be looking at your right hand.
Yup. Thems the brakes.
They spotted a significant gap in the market!
Not everyone can afford brakes that slow them down
My mom never learned about ABS to the point I refused to let her drive me anywhere. Fucking boomers.
What's there to learn about ABS? It works even if you're completely ignorant about it. Most safety features do
She would pump the brakes, aggressively. Made me nearly vomit several times. Like even if there was no ABS she was a terrible braker.
That sounds more like bad driving but not related to abs at all. Abs actually kicks in when hard breaking so that should be fine. I am assuming shes one of those who doesn't slow down on traffic stop and just stands on brake close to the line or panics and hits the brake hard when theres a lot of space in front.
Pumping the brakes is a relic from drum brakes and over heating.
On consumer cars, even those from the 70s on drums, this was solved a long time ago.
No it's not. It's a relic of pre-ABS cars where pumping the brakes in slippery conditions would be more effective then constant hard braking.
It's both.
On old drum brakes, if you're going downhill, they would advise 2 seconds of braking, 2 seconds of rolling, if engine braking wasn't enough (which it usually wasn't on cars that old and huge).
But yeah, that WAS fixed over 50 years ago, and you'd have to find someone who specifically hasn't changed the brakes to something non-suicidal.
Yep. And knowing how to do that actually saved my ass a couple times driving an old '68 Ford. Once when approaching an icy intersection in the winter, once when towing downhill on a loose gravel road. Either time, I would have wiped out badly if I'd just jammed on the brakes as hard as I could and held them. But pumping the brakes allowed me to retain control and slow down enough to be somewhat safe. ABS does exactly the same thing ... just better and faster.
(Honestly, it's actually kind of comforting, in a way. It means that in an "Oh shit, even when I brake as hard as I can, it's not stopping!" scenario, you actually have something you can actively do about it, an action you can take toward resolving the situation ... rather than just holding on for dear life and hoping for the best.)
Are you my sibling? Had the similar mom. But she'd also swerve, speed up and tailgate people, and smoke with the windows up.
If I got car sick she'd call me a pussy, because her driving was fine.
Anyone faster than me is a maniac, anyone slower than me is a moron!
Are you saying there's no stopping your brakes?
The oxymoron is a part of the advertisement. Ragebait/typo engagement.