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RE: ABS....
>>As a side note, I think it would be difficult to stop in a light rain while
>>trying to pump the break oh so lightly so that you can continue to steer...
> Then maybe you should stay home when it rains. ABS is nothing
>but a half assed attempt to elevate the majority of drivers from
>pathetic to merely miserable. If it is slippery and you think that
>you may have trouble controlling the car, then SLOW DOWN !
[snip]
>they think they can go even faster because ABS can somehow (in their
>minds) change the laws of physics to stop a car nearly instantly.
[snip]
>With air bags, they think "Oh well, the car is insured and I'll live.
>So why not go for 125 mph between stoplights."
Jeff - I won't even go into the merit of the question: if you think you can
pump your brakes as quickly or as efficiently as the ABS computer does,
then be it. To each his own...
That said, I really cannot see how one could infer from my post that I am a
pathetic (albeit elevated to miserable - how kind ;-) driver who goes 125 mph
between lights, hoping to change the laws of physics.
>Whew! I feel much better now.
I am glad YOU do. I felt needlessly insulted by your post...
P.S. How come people on the list lately keep jumping at eachother's throats
for the slightest thing? This used to be a far more tolerant place, where
any issue could be discussed in a civilised, well-humored way...
Alberto.Schileo
Paris, France
'96 328is (With ABS? ABSolutely!!!)