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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 07:52 PM Original message |
Poll question: How do you use anti-lock brakes? |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. don't use your brakes when you are skidding in snow or ice |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 07:58 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Well. what if the direction of the skid is right into another vehicle? |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. that's a heat of the moment decision |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. *NEVER* pump anti-lock brakes unless the brake system has had a hydraulic failure. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. traction control helps in inclement conditions |
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A HERETIC I AM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
51. You've been driving since you were a boy and your father was a truck driver and you think.... |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 12:35 AM Response to Reply #51 |
55. I-57 southbound past I-80 |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Even if I alternate feet? |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. if you skid, NEVER hit the brakes |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. Now you know... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. No, I didn't. |
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Pancho Sanza (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. What was the gist of the discussion? Did you get an owner's manual with the car? |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. No, I did not get an owners manual. |
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Pancho Sanza (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I just asked because I haven't seen a recent owner's manual and wondered if and how they |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. I just checked if my car's manual had anything... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. I didn't get the manual yet but I looked at it online |
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Violet_Crumble (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:12 PM Response to Reply #36 |
46. You've got a Mazda? I'm thinking of getting one soon... |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. The only thing I don't like about Mazdas |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. The sound and feel of the ABS brakes is worse than the sound of |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. I wouldn't want a car without them |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Well I'll take your word for it. |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:02 PM Response to Reply #23 |
42. Sometimes they don't seem like they stop the car any faster |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Staying in control is its main purpose |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 10:08 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. they weren't meant to stop a car faster and they don't |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. because this is a discussion board |
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Pancho Sanza (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:19 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Good grief...I just was wondering what the cop said (and if he was right) |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. The cop was a she |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. The last time, was it also on a slippery surface? nt |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:48 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Yes. |
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NoGOPZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. OK, so it seems the brakes themselves are OK. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Thanks, I'll have them do that while its in the shop. |
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Pancho Sanza (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:08 PM Response to Reply #21 |
44. Thank you for the add'l info. Funny (?) how sexism creeps into our most innocuous thoughts, isn't |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. The ABS feels creepy. |
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Greybnk48 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #21 |
66. This has happened to me two or three times this winter. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #16 |
39. it's outside of kankakee. |
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Pancho Sanza (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. I was born in Illinois. In Centralia. I just stupidly assumed ALL cities in that state |
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Zephie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #52 |
60. Isn't Centralia the place with the constant mine fire? |
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Pancho Sanza (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 06:27 PM Response to Reply #60 |
67. Yes, but it's the one in Pennsylvania. There aren't a lot of coal mines in Illinois |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:50 AM Response to Reply #52 |
76. petty. wonder if that's supposed to be capitalized. |
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May Hamm (244 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. Why? |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
5. Stomp once. |
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eggplant (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
12. If your intent is to use the brakes to make the vehicle stop... |
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May Hamm (244 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
43. Good advice! |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
17. and if it's a chevy truck, don't use them while making a turn |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
18. Stand on the brake pedal until you stop. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
19. Brakes? Better to give her a dab of oppo and power through it! |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
22. ABS is, at it's core, computer controlled brake pumping. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Is it Windows 95? |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Are you fuckin nuts? |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. ... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
24. Don't pump. The anti-lock feature should only very rarely come into play if you are driving properly |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
26. Cut a hole in the floorboard and use Fred Flintstone-style brakes. |
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CLANG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. My wife was very concerned when she saw me gasping for air |
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Blue-Jay (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:23 PM Response to Reply #35 |
49. That's not even my "A-Material". |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
28. Yep stand on them till you stop |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
30. The guy who gave me a rental car today told me to pump the brakes. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 08:49 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. There's probably more misinfo and mythology focused on cars |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 01:07 AM Response to Reply #30 |
56. That rental agent is full of crap - NHTSA |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Good post, thank you. |
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gvstn (485 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
50. Anti lock brakes |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-18-11 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
53. My anti-lock brakes work great on my '06 Scion xA. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
57. Don't pump the brakes, ABS pumps them for you. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Well, the car doesn't "just stop". |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:28 AM Response to Reply #62 |
73. Cap'n! You canna break the laws of physics! |
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NuclearDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
58. You never pump ABS |
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Zephie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
61. Growing up in FL, you don't learn these things |
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david13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
63. Stomp. Stay. Steer. dc |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 10:43 AM Response to Original message |
64. Lock 'em up.... |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
65. Anti-lock brakes are awesome. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
68. Even ABS wouldn't help in this video - Pittsburgh hill this week freezing rain |
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May Hamm (244 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-19-11 07:31 PM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Whoa! |
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eggplant (395 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
70. You didn't, by and chance, wash the car recently (or splash through a big puddle)? |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-20-11 09:37 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. The accident happened on a very snowy, wet day. |
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Agony (865 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:08 AM Response to Reply #71 |
72. under these conditions ABS may have INCREASED your stopping distance |
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bluestate10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
74. I was trained to develop a buffer around my vehicle and increase that |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-21-11 12:41 AM Response to Original message |
75. My philosophy has ALWAYS been: Brakes are for people who don't know how to drive. n/t |
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