On 13/04/2012 09:01 AM, scott wrote:

> That won't work, as once you get past the limit of adherence, gradually
> reducing the braking power will not stop the wheel locking.

> Of course the faster your system is the less noticeable the "pulsing" is
> and the more you can stay around the limit, but a progressive or gradual
> system is not the best way to do it, and would be much more expensive.

One winter I was driving along. I forget why, but I pulled into a side 
street, which turned out to have half an inch of solid ice coating it. 
The ABS cut in when I tried to coast to a stop. It sure juddered my foot 
around. (But then, it's a cheap car.) The car did stop, however. If only 
they could make a way for the steering to also continue working. :-P

The only flaw I noticed was that once the car is moving slowly enough, 
the wheels just lock, and won't unlock. (And by "slowly enough", I mean 
"slow enough that you could walk up to the car and play curling with it.")

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