QUOTE(lhwj @ Mar 19 2013, 10:10 PM)
ABS doesn't kick in unless you brake hard enough for the wheel to slip. Then it will decrease the brake force until the wheel has grip again, increase brake force until the wheel starts to slip and the cycle repeats itself a few times a second. In an emergency it's doubtful that even the best driver can do the same thing.
Electronic brake force distribution. Keeps the appropriate braking force on each wheel so that the car goes straight and doesn't pull to one side, but don't confuse this with ESC. ESC can kick in even without touching the brakes.
Even on non-ABS cars the front brakes are already designed to have more force than the rear, because when you brake the weight distribution moves forward.
Front brake has more force than rear is a safety feature, so that if you were to lock your wheel during emergency braking, you will lock your front wheels first.Electronic brake force distribution. Keeps the appropriate braking force on each wheel so that the car goes straight and doesn't pull to one side, but don't confuse this with ESC. ESC can kick in even without touching the brakes.
Even on non-ABS cars the front brakes are already designed to have more force than the rear, because when you brake the weight distribution moves forward.
If you lock your front wheels, your car can still go straight. If your rear wheels are locked first, the car will go anywhere but straight forward. It has to do with force and moment exerted on The car's body.
Mar 19 2013, 10:16 PM

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