An interesting link. However it doesn't give details of the techniques used by the drivers without ABS . In particular I'm thinking of cadence braking. Under normal braking the results are what I would expect. Whilst cadence braking can achieve better braking without the disadvantage of ABS. IMO, ABS is too resistant to locking the wheels. In similar snowy conditions, I found my Celica GT4 with ABS was a real handful to make reasonable progress with it enabled, as opposed to how easy it was after I pulled the fuse to disable it.
I don't think any braking system can cope on really slippery sheet ice.
Where I used to live, there is a dual carriageway bridge over a railway line. Travelling north there was a long downhill stretch, 2-300 metres, with a gentle cambered r-h bend at the bottom.
One day on the way to work I was stopped at the top of the bridge by pedestrians waving me down. The other side of the bridge was sheet ice.
A car following me failed to heed the warnings and carried on, he was only doing about 5mph as he pbutted. As soon as he hit the ice he was sliding. We all watched as he slowly slid down the hill, all wheels locked, until he dissappeared around the bend at the bottom. A couple of cyclists also tried to make it. Both fell off. On getting to their feet they immediately fell over again. After one or two attemps to stand, they gave up and crawled to the side of the road, dragging their bikes behind them until they could grab the barrier and stand up. After that no one was prepared to try driving down the hill. Least of all me who, by that time, was at the head of queue on the approach side of the bridge.
unusual sideways moment 1503Brimstone Or hit ice. I've been pbutting a truck; gone from 30-80 in the length of a large HGV tanker in an X1-9, and found the combination of sidewind and pressure, and presumably ice...
Seeing as I wasn't going anywhere in the near future I wandered down the hill, on the pavement, to see what was round the bend at the bottom.
Quite a sight. About 4 cars tangled up, all facing in different directions, with 2 motorcycles mixed in. Drivers and riders standing about, presumably forlornly trying to buttess the damage. Fortunately no one was seriously injured, and none of the vehicled were badly damaged.
unusual sideways moment 1504Apparently on date Mon, 05 Dec 2005 11:51:52 +0000, Mark Foster Quite, he controlled it fine. I suppose it could be argued that I lose control of my car when I give it some loud...
Shortly afterwards the vehicles were recovered, and a council worker arrived to grit the road. I was about 1.5 hours late for work that day. Mike.
