On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 16:46:02 -0400, "James C. Reeves"
Good question. Personally I feel ALBs don't offer me much, and I KNOW I can stop better without them in certain circumstances.
On the other hand, I am in favor of them on my vehicle. That is not the contradiction it may appear to be. With ALBs on my car, I can use them when required. I can also choose to not use them by applying the brakes in a manner that prevents them from activating. I have no difficulty whatsoever doing this, and maintaining the type of stopping I wish. So my wife gets the benefit of them, as she may or may not be as good as I am at controlling them, and I have the option of using them or not.
For the record, I have needed and used them on dry pavement a few times. They certainly prevented an accident. I have been a pbuttenger when they were used, and seen them prevent an accident. I have also used them on ice, and know that in my car they are useless in that situation. The stopping distance doubles on ice when there is snow on top of it.
Corvette Demographics 2797I don't actually buy this argument. I don't think the average car driver is tooling down the road thinking that they can follow closer, or wait later to brake because...
Keep in mind that a lot of things affect them, such as tire size and style, road conditions, driver ability, et cetera,
So in short, other than the wording issue reflected above, I agree with you (substantially or in whole, you have to decide.)
