What should be thought of someone who doesn't dispute anything another says but has to respond in an argumentative way? What is your point then? That a gaol of ABS couln't possibly be to stop in a shorter distance simply because the improvement isn't as much as you think it needs to be?
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Ian, why don't you put up or shut up? I can list sources which discuss ABS and always list shorter stopping distance and stearability as the purpose / value of the system. And in each place I have read, shorter stopping distance is always listed before stearability. I don't know what kind of education you have, but it is generally an accepted practice in writing that in such cases you list the most significant points before the lesser ones. I suppose you aren't going to accept that either, but then it's more than you have been able to show.
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When a driver of a vehicle hits conventional brakes hard, the wheels may lock causing the vehicle to skid, especially on wet and slippery roads. Antilock brake systems provide the capability for shorter stopping distances and the ability to steer and to maintain control during hard braking, especially on wet and slippery surfaces.
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An Anti-lock Braking System (commonly known as ABS) is a system on motor vehicles which prevents the wheels from locking while braking. ABS is a very important safety feature, because vehicles become very unstable when the wheels are locked, braking becomes inefficient and so braking distances become very long.
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You originally stated that shorter stopping distance is not goal of ABS. Now you assert that it merely is not the main goal. Anyway no matter if you want to assert your original statement or your changed tune, I suggest YOU provide some sources which specifically back you up. Otherwise I'm not interested your self proclaimed truths, unless of course you are the inventor of the system.
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What could be thought of one that doesn't produce coherent sentences?
The goal of ABS is to stop the tires from locking up, that it does. That leads to better maneuverability and shorter distance stops while stopping. If it was developed primarily with making shorter stops then why wouldn't the car manufacturers just use disc instead of drum brakes or use bigger disc brakes? I most certainly think that it would have been cheaper. My point is that ABS being designed primarily for shorter stopping distances is utterly ridicules. That's been my point the entire time. Do you actually comprehend what is being said here?
BTW..aren't you the guy from the Pontiac group that didn't believe that an
3800 F-Body could beat a Mustang GT?
Have you ever looked at a copy of DSM-IV-TR? That's a book containing criteria and statistics for mental illnesses and disorders. Just because a criterion is put ahead of another doesn't mean that it's any more significant. But hey, what would I know? I've just been studying the book for half the year.
They are coherent. I find that statement insulting. Perhaps it is you that has a comprehension problem.
Yes obviously it is to stop the wheels from locking up. What we have been talking about here is WHY that is important. Without exception, EVERY article I found on the subject lists shorter stopping distance before mentioning retaining steering control.
I don't know. Why don't you ask them? I could make guesses but guesses don't prove any thing. You should study that concept. And I'm just curious actually, can you please tell me any vehicles which implement ABS on wheels with drum brakes?
Yes I comprehend just fine. I just disagree with statements claiming shorter stopping distance is not the main goal of, or not even a goal at all of ABS. Also, research on the topic supports my assertion and discredits yours. I've had enough of your attacks on my intelligence.
It wasn't me. I think anything could beat anything depending on how far askew the variables surrounding the comparison get. Now, all else being equal, some cars just don't have a chance against certain others. I don't know which Mustang GT you refer to. The 3800 if I'm not mistaken puts out 200hp these days. 240hp if super charged? I was just checking out a Monty supercharged SS on the showroom floor TODAY and it had a super charged 3800 engine rated at 240HP (I think it said that anyway). Is it safe to assume Pontiac is doing about the same? I think a mere 20% increase HP after supercharging is a bit weak. Perhaps the compression ratio is just so high already that not much boost is possible (without going to top fuel). My understanding is that a proper supercharging job could / should yield around 50 to
100% increase in power.Anyway it wasn't me (in the Pontiac group) and I digress. Besides, I drive an LS1 F-body (Chevy variety) and Mustangs don't worry me too much (mostly).
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Yes I know what the DSM is. I had psychology in college too. Have you ever used a dictionary? Do you know that when some words have more than one pronunciation (even more than one correct pronunciation) that the pronunciation listed 1st is considered to be the more correct or accepted? Of course that doesn't prove anything more than the way the DSM lays things out does.
What does have a bearing though is technical writing. Do you understand that GENERALLY articles on technical topics list the more significant concepts before the lesser? Have you had a course on technical writing? Would you generally agree that articles explaining the virtues and workings of ABS are of a technical nature?
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Nah, I comprehend just fine (In my English 201 class the instructer gave us all these stories to read and I remember him saying that "you will not comprehend these, if you do reread it...you're not meant to comprehend them"). Just read that other paragraph the wrong way. My mistake.
This could actually be something kind of interesting then. Maybe it started development for shorter stops but now it's going onto more maneuverability? Or maybe even that it was developed for steerability but they couldn't get that done well so they used the shorter distance stops? Possibly braking/maneuverability each have half the development responsibility? Can't really say what purpose they wanted it developed for since I (and I think you) weren't there developing it with them.
If you look at some Cavaliers, like 95 for example, they have drum rears and ABS. And I'm not positive but I think that the Focus may.
As I did. The reason that I contest claims that ABS was/is only developed for short distance stops is like if you're on the highway and an animal comes out and jumps in front of you, you're going to slam on the brakes and be more concerned about not hitting it and swerving then coming to a complete stop.
Aighty, just wondering since his name was similar to yours if I recall. Sounds about right for the supercharged engine (both for what should be increases in power and what the GM 3800SC puts out). Good choice with the Camaro too.
I realize that the 1st definition/pronunciation will generally be better received. I've looked at some of the troubleshooting charts that various garages here use and some are linear where it's "If this works right, go onto the next step" whereas others were like the DSM with the problems and the symptoms.
I wouldn't necessary agree that in technical literature that the primary ideas come before the others. Just bear with me here, if you drew up a chart with ABS written on one side and the benefits on the other side then it's nature to assume that one benefit isn't more important then the other. But in literature the individual figures out which one is more important. I could write something like "smaller displacement engines get 3 MPG better gas mileage and can create gobs of power" and for me at this moment in time I'm more concerned about the power the gobs of power, while someone else may care less about the power and want the 3 MPG. I'd say that maybe the organization of ideas while being written could be attributed to what that individual or group thinks is more important. The same can be said for when people read what's been said, they can reorganize it so that it's the thing they want more that'll be placed higher up on their list of concepts.
I consider technical literature as stuff that can only be read by and made sense by the group that it's intended for. Literature for ABS in this case would have to written for mechanics and engineers using terms that they know but most lay people don't. I'm neither a mechanic or engineer but I know how ABS works from reading stuff on it, both from the internet and from the various repair guides. I don't doubt that technical literature for ABS is out there, but I've yet to find some that uses terminology that lay people couldn't understand.
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