Miata Mailing List: July 1993, Message #127
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   From: paul@rational.com (Paul Jasper)
Subject: Re: RE>RE: to ABS or not
   Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1993 17:59:43 -0400


On 14 Jul, 16:22, Al Jenab wrote:
> Subject: RE>RE: to ABS or not
>
> And drivers still disconnect the ABS and will continue to because no
> experienced driver wants to let a computer interfere with their response
>  in an emergency situation.  Air bags are one thing (they deploy after the
> front of the car is already crushed), but ABS actively interferes with your
>  control inputs to the vehicle while you are reacting.  It in effect assumes
>  you can't handle it.
>
>-- End of excerpt from Al Jenab

Interesting... the Williams Formula 1 team just introduced ABS to their cars.
Presumably they use it to maximize braking efficiency when entering corners,
so they can brake just that little bit later, with no chance of a wheel
locking.  They use it regularly, not just in emergency situations.

This leads to one concern I've heard about ABS (in everyday, not racing,
use): you can get used to relying on it, and then it's very easy to forget
it's not there when you drive another (non-ABS) car...

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