Winter driving

Frank

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Dec 9, 2009, 7:42:54 PM12/9/09

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Even with all wheel drive, we have to be careful in the winter.

What do you do when some dick in a truck pulls out in front of you?

http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/dick%20in%20a%20truck.jpg

VanguardLH

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Dec 9, 2009, 8:58:58 PM12/9/09

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Frank wrote:

> Even with all wheel drive, we have to be careful in the winter.

EVERYONE has all-wheel brakes. The same 4 patches of rubber on the road for
your car is the same for all the other cars, and they all have brakes on
each wheel. All-wheel drive only helps when it's *pulling* your vehicle.

S

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Dec 9, 2009, 11:32:04 PM12/9/09

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Hi Frank!

HarHarHar! That looks like it should be some sorta twisted Xmas card;
"Merry F____n' Christmas" ;-)

ByeBye! S.
Steve Jernigan KG0MB
Laboratory Manager
Microelectronics Research
University of Colorado
(719) 262-3101

fopetesl

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Dec 10, 2009, 3:26:37 AM12/10/09

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On Dec 10, 4:32 am, S <jerni...@chester.uccs.edu> wrote:
> Hi Frank!
>
> On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:42:54 -0500, Frank
>

> <frankperiodlogu...@comcast.net> wrote:
> >Even with all wheel drive, we have to be careful in the winter.
>
> >What do you do when some dick in a truck pulls out in front of you?
>
> >http://home.comcast.net/~frank.logullo/dick%20in%20a%20truck.jpg
>
> HarHarHar! That looks like it should be some sorta twisted Xmas card;
> "Merry F____n' Christmas" ;-)
>
> ByeBye! S.
> Steve Jernigan KG0MB
> Laboratory Manager
> Microelectronics Research
> University of Colorado
> (719) 262-3101

Frank, Steve, just what we need for Xmas :-))
Mind you, I do find driving with winter tyres soewhat stiffer!
Happy, harder, safer, Christmas ;-))

Dominic Richens

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Dec 10, 2009, 1:22:14 PM12/10/09

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"VanguardLH" <V...@nguard.LH> wrote:
> All-wheel drive only helps when it's *pulling* your vehicle.

it's a little more than that - when going around a corner having AWD reduces
the torque on the drive wheels by 1/2 leaving more for lateral friction
needed to keep you on the road.

Anyone do this funny trick: when driving in slick conditions, I put my foot
on the brake to slow down but it was sheer ice. So all four wheels locked
up and because I was in gear the engine stalled! So I let my foot off the
brake, the car jerked a bit but then the engine was running again!
--
Dominic Richens | kn...@storm.ca
"If you're not *outraged*, you're not paying attention!"

synthi...@yahoo.com

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Dec 10, 2009, 1:58:38 PM12/10/09

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My Subaru has a skid-indicator brake-pedal shaker.
I was appalled the first time it came into action, it feels like there
are badly grinding broken gears, but it's only in your brake pedal, so
I figured out what was happening pretty quick.

They just want you to know you are skidding, and should consider
taking your foot off the brake so you can steer and choose to maneuver
around the obstacle instead of failing to brake, and skidding into it.

Nils K. Hammer

JD

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Dec 10, 2009, 4:51:58 PM12/10/09

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<synthi...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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That's the ABS. A great peice of kit on ice.

John Varela

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Dec 10, 2009, 8:47:56 PM12/10/09

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ABS prevents the wheels from locking. Therefore, you can still
steer while braking.

--
John Varela
Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email

John

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Dec 10, 2009, 8:49:43 PM12/10/09

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Are you f'ing serious? I honestly hope you're kidding

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John

weelliott

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Dec 11, 2009, 8:18:29 AM12/11/09

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I just hope that nobody takes that post seriously since keeping your
foot in the ABS will slow you, and still allow you to steer since it
will keep the wheels from locking up. I do find the post funny though.
Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where the cop pulls over Homer and
writes him a ticket to fix a light on the back of his car that was
blinking while he negotiated the turn.

Bill