 Emergency stop with ABS - when to depress clutch?
Adrian wrote:
> Nick Finnigan (nix@genie.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
> were saying :
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>>>>>>>Under normal braking, all wheels will be rotating at virtually the
>>>>>>>same speed,
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>>>>>>Not if you are driving around a bend, which is where ABS is most
>>>>>>use.
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>>>>>"virtually"
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>>>>>Work it out for yourself with the radii the inside and outside
>>>>>wheels will be describing.
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>>>>Worst case, track 5', turning circle 30' so outside radius 15',
>>>>inside radius 10', outside wheels turning 50% faster than inside.
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>>>But for the kind of radius you could describe at a speed where ABS
>>>would be relevant?
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>>What kind of speed would you say is 'where ABS is relevant?
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> 15-20mph or more.
15' inside radius, 20' outside radius, outside wheels turning 33%
faster than the inside.
>>What difference would you describe as 'virtually the same'?
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> 5-10% or less.
5% would mean a radius of 100', certainly over 30mph. | 
