Re: RoSPA launches website to keep older drivers safe on the roads
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2016 11:51 am
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TripleS wrote:WhoseGeneration wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:The ABS in the Yeti seems to be pretty sensitive. Either that, or I brake with far more force than is necessary when doing emergency stops.
I seem to activate the ABS nearly every time I have to perform an emergency stop, regardless of road surface, weather, ambient temperature, tyre tread levels etc etc.
Well, you've opened yourself up to a bit of questioning about your driving if you're regularly performing emergency stops.
Quite: I thought the same. Are we doing a bit too much running before we've learned to walk properly?
Sorry and all that, and a lot of credit is due to our young friend, but there is, inevitably, much experience still to be acquired. Try to acquire it safely and don't try to do too much too soon.
Best wishes all,
Dave.
Horse wrote:And probably stopped with a lot less fuss and drama than if there wasn't ABS, and possibly in a shorter distance than if you'd tried to avoid it working.
TheInsanity1234 wrote:Horse wrote:And probably stopped with a lot less fuss and drama than if there wasn't ABS, and possibly in a shorter distance than if you'd tried to avoid it working.
I have no problem with the ABS activating, but there have been one or two cases where it's activated even when I didn't think I braked anywhere near enough to warrant the ABS activating.
Horse wrote:TheInsanity1234 wrote:Horse wrote:And probably stopped with a lot less fuss and drama than if there wasn't ABS, and possibly in a shorter distance than if you'd tried to avoid it working.
I have no problem with the ABS activating, but there have been one or two cases where it's activated even when I didn't think I braked anywhere near enough to warrant the ABS activating.
Exactly my point. You don't - can't - know how much grip is available at any given time and location. The only thingsyou can do are control the amount of brake pressure and the rate at which you apply it.
So perhaps it's *how* you braked, rather than the amount, which triggered the ABS?
Horse wrote:Re-read the recent posts, he clarifies this. I don't think most people on here are used to receiving this level of self-reflecton and honest reporting.
TheInsanity1234 wrote:What's the bleeding point of fitting a car with a system to help you brake as hard as you can safely, without losing control, if you're then taught not to use it?