Enworld Saved my Life!

[Salad Shooter]

Okay, so that might be an exaggeration, but Enworld at least saved me a large repair bill. I live in an area that gets snow. Now, we had lots of slush and stuff. Remembering a post made a week or two ago, about downshifting instead of breaking hard on such stuff, I did so...finally hitting first gear, I braked and skidded to the light. If I hadn't downshifted and slowed, I would have gone straight through the light into traffic...yay enworld!

 

[Mystery Man]

<-----has antilock brakes.

 

[EricNoah]

You know, ironically, a salad shooter saved my life back in Nam!

 

[Angcuru]

See, ENWorld is good for your health.

 

[Salad Shooter]

<-----has antilock brakes.

Ditto...but you still slide....

 

[Zappo]

I've got antilock too, but you still slide at least a bit if you try braking on ice. It's very dangerous.

 

[Desdichado]

I tend to just drive a bit more slowly, and anticipate stops earlier. It's worked well for several Detroit winters for me now.

 

[d20Dwarf]

The last 2 letters of "ABS" are the most appropriate.

 

[Umbran]

Antilock brakes keep your front wheels from locking up, so you can still steer and brake at the same time. If you are moving too quickly on a slick surface, antilock brakes will still have you sliding forward due to excess momentum.

It is my considered opinion that a great many people get into accidents in poor weather specifically because they expect the technological gizmos (like antilock brakes, or four-wheel drive) to save their bacon. Instead, they should be driving as if the gizmos weren't going to save them. The gizmos should be your last line of defense, not your first.

 

[Staffan]

Don't you have winter tyres over in the US? Here in Sweden, you have to get a second set of tyres to use in winter (technically, you don't have to use them unless it's snowy and stuff), that's adapted for use on icy roads.