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Originally Posted by BlueinTN
Tadge explanation of ABS short comings is nice and all but really if your not getting the data you need from "four wheel sensors" then you add extra sensors in IE driveshaft speeds, G forces etc to get what you want. its 2019 not 1989.
If this is a safety issue then the bottom dollar shouldnt be an issue.
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My understanding - and this comes from reading more than just Tadge's explanation - is that certifying ABS to any specified set of requirements is not a simple process. The principle of "first, do no harm" probably applies to building additional capability in some situations, where you might not be able to tolerate a decrease under different conditions. Split-mu conditions, where the tires on one side have far better grip than the tires on the other side comes to mind. Think bare pavement vs slush, snow, or even ice.
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Im just following along on this thread I have been lucky I never had problems so far but I have countless more miles on vehicles without ABS than with and I have alot to learn.
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I think I'd credit all that experience without ABS over "luck" here. I'm guessing that at least 70% of the miles I've ever driven in my life were without ABS as well. The ABS-oriented technique of "stomp hard and fast and hold it there" would not be as ingrained (if it has become ingrained at all) because that would have been exactly the wrong thing for us to be doing back in the non-ABS days.
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