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 -- KPLUG-LPSG@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-lpsg
