The article I read (which I cant find now) said the research suggested that the higher rollover and off-road excursion accident rates for ABS vehicles was basically related to people not knowing how to drive. They would brake hard and swerve, which would normally result in a skid, but in a car with ABS it resulted in a lovely controlled swerve- upside-down and into a ditch. (Not-crashing rule #1: never steer and brake at the same time.) I can also appreciate that people who think their cars are invulnerable might also drive faster...
I like ABS, even though I'm a practised and confident cadence braker. ABS compensates for more factors than I can with my one pedal, but I appreciate that its merely automated cadence braking. The rules of traction and inertia still apply!
I hate hate HATE traction control though. At first it shifts the power around trying to find the wheel with the most traction, which is fine. Then, when it realises all 4 wheels are spinning, it cuts the bloody engine power and wont give it back for about 3 seconds. Hint: when I'm accelerating hard, it may well be for a reason. If I get squished by a truck because the computer thinks it knows better, I'm not going to be happy.
Luckily, Paul's golf has a big button that turns off the traction control. I'd prefer it if it only turned off the engine-limiting portion of the traction control because, again, torque-biasing diffs and individual brake application can do more to maximise traction than I can with my right foot, up to a point. Beyond that point though, my right foot is more than capable of deciding how much power is enough.
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Date: 2006-08-15 05:13 am (UTC)I like ABS, even though I'm a practised and confident cadence braker. ABS compensates for more factors than I can with my one pedal, but I appreciate that its merely automated cadence braking. The rules of traction and inertia still apply!
I hate hate HATE traction control though. At first it shifts the power around trying to find the wheel with the most traction, which is fine. Then, when it realises all 4 wheels are spinning, it cuts the bloody engine power and wont give it back for about 3 seconds.
Hint: when I'm accelerating hard, it may well be for a reason. If I get squished by a truck because the computer thinks it knows better, I'm not going to be happy.
Luckily, Paul's golf has a big button that turns off the traction control. I'd prefer it if it only turned off the engine-limiting portion of the traction control because, again, torque-biasing diffs and individual brake application can do more to maximise traction than I can with my right foot, up to a point. Beyond that point though, my right foot is more than capable of deciding how much power is enough.