scott wrote:
>>> BTW ABS doesn't work below about 5 or 10 mph...
>>
>> Really?
>>
>> Any specific reason?
> 
> I imagine it's because if the ABS system sees all four wheels go from 
> 5mph to 0mph it can't tell whether you've actually come to a stop or you 
> are skidding on ice.  At 50mph it's obvious if the wheels all stop 
> within a fraction of a second you are skidding, at low speeds it's not 
> so easy to work out.

Mmm, OK.

I must admit, I've always wondered how the hell ABS actually works.

But not as much as power steering. This, as far as I can tell, should be 
logically impossible. And yet it apparently works. How baffling!

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