Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 17:56:39 -0800 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: How to stop in snow
bigreennopsamejanews.com wrote: > > I have a 1991 Saab 900 with ABS. I spend a lot of time driving in snow and > generally ugly roads. Can someone tell me the "proper" way to stop on snow > with ABS? Some preliminary tests showed I can stop considerably faster easing > of the brakes before ABS kicks in than by mashing the pedal as some suggest. > This is the first car I have owned with ABS and to be honest it kind of > scares me. I left it alone last year because people swear it is a great > saftey feature, but I am seriously considering pulling the plug on it this > year. There is a certain amount of evidence supporting the idea that ABS hurts stopping in the snow. You'll note Audis in pre-traction control days had a switch on the console to disable ABS for exactly these reasons. That said, pulling the plug on your ABS is probably a bad idea. Not only could that result in a nightmare should you get in a wreck and your insurance company find out, but disabling the ABS by removing power results in a noticably different pedal feel. My advice, having driven on snow exactly once, is to leave everything as is and leave more room between you and the car(s) in front of you... -Justin
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