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Originally Posted by gopinathann  I wanted to know how do we handle a situation when we don't have enough time to stop with an ABS fitted car, identifying an sudden object coming in front of us, say a lorry comes and stops in the middle of the road. Is it possible to drift the car to 180 to reduce the speed and stop it(when both the sides are empty).
Please throw your thoughts on this. |
Yikes!!
Terrible idea!!!!
Ill tell you why i think so :
1. ABS is designed to let you STEER so you can avoid obstacles during hard braking if you have the chance to steer around them / change lanes etc.
>> if you are going sideways - its useless.
2. Crumple zones are designed to decelerate the car as gradually as possible to reduce the impact on the passengers as much as possible.
>> you wont get to use these if you are going sideways. Not to mention that there is about 3" between you and the object you are about to hit when you are going sideways, instead of 3-4feet!
3. Seatbelts.....
>> ...wont help you if you crash into a lorry sideways
4. Front airbags....
>> ...wont help you if you crash into a lorry sideways
5. Curtain airbags (if you are lucky enough to have them) will provide some protection...
>>.... but nowhere as much as a seatbelt + front airbag
6. Going sideways is not going to slow the car down any faster than locking your brakes and going striaght IMO - so then why even bring ABS into the equation.
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