Josephtan1234 Neutral Newbie May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 With all the rain coming down, the roads are very slippery. Just an hour ago, a woman Lexus driver stopped at the dotted line filtering into Farrer Road. I had to step on the brakes hard and the ABS cut in to help me stopped right behind the "expensive" Lexus. Phew If you haven't try it, you should, its great to have ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System). ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortress Clutched May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 (edited) Hi, ABS is good for situation and condition like what you had just experienced, before ABS, we used to do cadence breaking. Anyway, you might like to know that it takes longer distance to brake during dry weather condition or longer braking distance. I hope you did not meant ABS(Ah Beng's Sportcar/saloon), just kidding. Ivan Edited May 10, 2005 by Fortress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Neutral Newbie May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 Hmm... your ABS might not have been the one that saved you from rear-ending her Lexus. It's your safe following distance that counted. It probably saved you from flying straight into the curb / on-coming traffic when entering the filter lane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin 4th Gear May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 luckily no.... n hope that i dont have to Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord 1st Gear May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 Somehow it's not easy to get the Vios' ABS to be activated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainmaker Neutral Newbie May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 yup agree with u, the safety distance is very important, if one is to follow the car in front closely, no one can save u, no matter how good the brakes or ABS is.. especially on expressway and highways... actaully i dun really know if i had ever activated my ABS before, maybe yes maybe no.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceteo Neutral Newbie May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 someone jus asked abt this abd not too long ago. anyway abs only kicks in when u jam ur brake and it prevents u frm skidding as it provides u with intermated brakings. like the brakes go on and off in split seconds. to prevent skiddign Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaweed 1st Gear May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 My ABS just activate on Sunday night...Manage to avoid hitting the front car...But sad to say the back car hit me...Now in process of claiming insurance...Doing a third party claim now....Any expert out there who know how to claim lost of usage...Because I rent a car since yesterday when I drop my car at the workshop...Workshop do not rent a car for me cause it's car agent(my car is nissan) and they only do claim for vehicle repair...Car rental must pay myself first...The surveyor or whatever have not check my car yet but because my boot can't close properly and rain may go in...So no choice got to leave my car there and rent a car first....can i claim all my lost or usage or can only claim as per recommend by surveryor?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephtan1234 Neutral Newbie May 10, 2005 Author Share May 10, 2005 Hi, ABS is good for situation and condition like what you had just experienced, before ABS, we used to do cadence breaking. Anyway, you might like to know that it takes longer distance to brake during dry weather condition or longer braking distance. I hope you did not meant ABS(Ah Beng's Sportcar/saloon), just kidding. Ivan Do you mean it takes a longer time to stop during dry weather ? Dont think so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephtan1234 Neutral Newbie May 10, 2005 Author Share May 10, 2005 Hmm... your ABS might not have been the one that saved you from rear-ending her Lexus. It's your safe following distance that counted. It probably saved you from flying straight into the curb / on-coming traffic when entering the filter lane. Yes, thats true, never expect her to sit there stationary though. Normally, people will look right and filter in. She just sits there!!! Dumbass Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephtan1234 Neutral Newbie May 10, 2005 Author Share May 10, 2005 luckily no.... n hope that i dont have to You might want to go to somewhere deserted and when the ground is wet, slam on the brakes to get a feel of the ABS. Feels good to know it works when you need it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortress Clutched May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 (edited) Hi Yes, It does take longer distance to stop. The ABS is designed (for panic braking) to prevent locking of the brakes hence the tires (wheel locking), which experiencing hydroplanning, a process that we called skidding. However, in a normal dry condition, wheel locking actually slows down a car faster but flat bottomed your tires sometime. Flat bottomed tires for our daily used tires will gain back the shape after while of running. Hope I have clarified your doubts. Ivan Edited May 10, 2005 by Fortress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin 4th Gear May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 sounds logical...but hard to find such place leh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanceteo Neutral Newbie May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 only as per recommended. yeap. u have to wait for alot of things 3rd party claims take a long time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaweed 1st Gear May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 well...claiming against myself first also problem cause it will affect my NCD when renewing...well...insurance sucks in singapore... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falc 3rd Gear May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 I learnt something today. A qn pop up ... If one's ABS already kick-in in dry condition under hard breaking, can changing to better brakes alone improve braking distance? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortress Clutched May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 (edited) Hi Falc, Personally, I think it helps but in a less efficient way. Braking depends on the contact areas between the tires and the road, and the ability of the brakes to hold on to the disc. Better brakes will definitely help to hold on to the disc better, which in turn stop the tires, and still depends on the tires friction(between the tires and the road) to stop. However, if ABS prevent wheel locks (which gives maximum friction during dry weather), as ABS feels there is a slip then it let go and brakes again till the car stops ultimately, but you will never get a shorter distance then without it. In all my vehicles, i have re-wired the ABS to allow me to switch it off during dry weather. Ivan Edited May 10, 2005 by Fortress Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhoo Neutral Newbie May 10, 2005 Share May 10, 2005 Bro, give some credit to your tyres too, never save or compromise on them, ABS/EBD regarless will be worthless without a set of good tyres. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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