begin  quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] as of Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 01:31:17PM -0700:
> On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 12:28:14PM -0700, SJS spake thusly:
> > begin  quoting Ralph Shumaker as of Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 12:05:22PM -0700:
> > > I meant to say that the locked set ends up in front according to the
> > > direction of movement.  If the car is moving backwards at a sufficient
> > > speed and the front wheels were to lock up, the car would flip around.
> > 
> > I don't buy it.
> > 
> > Locked-up wheels and braking wheels, yes. But locked up wheels and free
> > spinning wheels? No way.
> 
> It may have to do with the fact that locked up wheels exhibit sliding
> friction which isn't very much (hence anti-lock breaks) but the free
> spinning wheels which go sideways may cause even more friction than the
> sliding wheels and end up in back.

Well, if you're *trying* to do the wrong thing in a skid, sure.

They apparently no longer tell people to "turn in the direction of the
skid", as that's too confusing.  The mind boggles.

-- 
This is me, boggled.
Stewart Stremler

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