Braking without ABS?

[Bornno1]

yaya rally drivers use this kinda braking technique, they know the amount of brake force needed to stay within the traction limit. So they brake just enough to reduce as much speed as possible without breaking the traction. They can judge the road surface and conditions very well.

[Chiangauto]

Is it safe to practice this in an empty carpark? I find this something that is never taught in the driving school. Maybe because most cars now have ABS?

 

It is not safe.with ABS,car more reliable and wheel easy to control.

 

[Samnet]

ABS prevents your brake from "locking" the wheels. If your wheels are locked, your wheels will be free to skid along the wet surface....making ur braking effective.

 

For non-ABS car, if u JAM in ur brake so hard that the brake pistons locks ur wheel and ur wheel stops rotating completely.....you will not be slowing down because your car is Skidding (like ice-skating) on the wet surface.

 

most important thing is to maintain friction between the brake disk and brake pads.....slowing down is never quite the same as skidding....

[Hamburger]

to put in a broader view, its not so much abt skidding on road but maintain steering control of e vehicle.

 

W/o ABS,once e wheel is locked, no matter u turn L or R, car still go straight on.

Wif ABS, wheel will not b locked n thus u can veer L or R to avoid wats in front of u.

[Samnet]

hmmm...

so much abt controlling the steering.

How did drifting happen?

it must be non-ABS and the driver still able to control the steering.

 

if u have skidded straight ahead before when your brake locked up, steering left or right is no longer impt....

the car just goes faster and faster! haha

[Dirtyjack]

Hmm becareful bro..