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I have a question about the anti-lock brakes in the Ridge, but first let me tell you what happened today.
I was driving along the two-lane, one way frontage road at 45 mph. The guy in adjacent lane, suddenly and unexpectedly, makes a left turn by crossing from the right lane, in front of me, and off to a street to the left under the freeway. I hit the horn and the brakes. He just kept on crossing in front of me like I wasn't there. (no, I was not in his blind spot and his window was down so he could have seen me if he looked and certainly had to hear the horn) I really stood on the brakes to avoid t-boning him. As luck would have it, there was a DPS officer on the street he turned onto who didn't see a thing.
Anyway, now for my question. The wheels stopped turning when I stood on the brakes. All four wheels were skidding. The ridge did stay in a straight path, but the wheels definitely locked up. This is contrary to any prior experience I've had with anti-lock brakes. Other vehicles I've had with ABS will modulate the braking force to the wheels in a way that maximizes stopping while preventing wheel lock-up.
So, my question is: Where's the "anti" in the anti-lock brakes?
I was driving along the two-lane, one way frontage road at 45 mph. The guy in adjacent lane, suddenly and unexpectedly, makes a left turn by crossing from the right lane, in front of me, and off to a street to the left under the freeway. I hit the horn and the brakes. He just kept on crossing in front of me like I wasn't there. (no, I was not in his blind spot and his window was down so he could have seen me if he looked and certainly had to hear the horn) I really stood on the brakes to avoid t-boning him. As luck would have it, there was a DPS officer on the street he turned onto who didn't see a thing.
Anyway, now for my question. The wheels stopped turning when I stood on the brakes. All four wheels were skidding. The ridge did stay in a straight path, but the wheels definitely locked up. This is contrary to any prior experience I've had with anti-lock brakes. Other vehicles I've had with ABS will modulate the braking force to the wheels in a way that maximizes stopping while preventing wheel lock-up.
So, my question is: Where's the "anti" in the anti-lock brakes?