Re: [NTLK] OT - Off Topic - Brakes

From: Edward Cheung (edwardcheung_at_mac.com)
Date: Tue Apr 23 2002 - 11:41:52 EDT


but the sad thing is nowadays many cars come with "EBD(electric brake
distributor" as a standard equipment.
Ed.Cheung

On Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at 11:04 AM, Ed Kummel wrote:

>
> Well, I was taught at Bill Scott Racing school that
> the left foot on the brake can do some remarkable
> things! Like put a rearwheel drive car into a spin
> (helpful if you need to turn around quickly) plus it
> allows you to "power-steer" through a turn in a
> frontwheel drive car. And when trying to maneouver a
> slalom at high speeds, you can force the rear of the
> car to "jerk" around to snap your steering accuratly
> around the cones! (don't get me started on the fun you
> can have with the Parking Brake!)
> Ed
> web/gadget guru
>
> --- Karel Jansens <kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be> wrote:
>>
>> On Monday 22 April 2002 23:12, Frank Gruendel wrote:
>>>> This is generally perceived
>>>> as the main advantage of ABS: You can ram your
>> left foot down and
>>>> focus on the stuff on the road in front of you
>> (and most importantly:
>>>> how to avoid said stuff).
>>>
>>> Excuse my ignorance, but... Is anybody out there
>> really using his *left*
>>> foot for
>>> the brake pedal??
>>>
>>
>> It takes about half a bottle of quality wodka to
>> come up with a scheme
>> like that. And I'm a clutch driver, which makes it
>> even worse...
>>
>> --
>> Karel Jansens
>
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