> And I hear that ABS is the number one reason cars fail on the assembly > line at Ford.
Can't verify that today, but that wasn't the case a few years back. All vehicles are subject to an end of line test of that system, those failing have to be repaired & retested till they pass. Curious as to where you may have heard that? Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: OT (Bikey): A robust defence of Elle Macpherson > And I hear that ABS is the number one reason cars fail on the assembly > line at Ford. > (My Freestar van's ABS is acting up again!) > Regards, Bob S. > > On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 11:43 PM, Ken Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Ken can probably confirm this. >>> One of my friends is a very long term auto insurance adjuster. >>> Apparently, >>> every time the auto manufacturers have put a new piece of safety >>> equipment >>> into their vehicles, accident rates increase as the new feature starts >>> to >>> saturate the market. >>> He mentioned ABS brakes as a huge accident contributor as the reality is >>> that ABS increases panic stop distances. >> >> U. S. statistics indicated that the introduction of ABS has increased the >> rate of single vehicle accidents. It was felt that some drivers were >> trying >> to extend their driving abilities by taking full use of ABS, ultimately >> resulting in an increased accident rate. >> >> ABS was introduced as a means to maintain vehicle control in reduced >> traction situations (a sliding tire has no control - ABS was designed to >> minimize sliding tires). Unfortunately, initially, the manufacturers did >> a >> poor job of explaining this to the general public. It was incorrectly >> implied that ABS produced shorter stopping distances. >> >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: OT (Bikey): A robust defence of Elle Macpherson >> >> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "frank theriault" >>> Subject: Re: OT (Bikey): A robust defence of Elle Macpherson >>> >>> >>> >>>> I don't buy it. >>>> >>>> There may be a cause-and-effect relationship between the wearing of >>>> helmets and accidents, but which way does it go? Does the helmet make >>>> us more cavalier, or will the cyclist who takes more chances tend to >>>> wear a helmet? >>> >>> Ken can probably confirm this. >>> One of my friends is a very long term auto insurance adjuster. >>> Apparently, >>> every time the auto manufacturers have put a new piece of safety >>> equipment >>> into their vehicles, accident rates increase as the new feature starts >>> to >>> saturate the market. >>> He mentioned ABS brakes as a huge accident contributor as the reality is >>> that ABS increases panic stop distances. >>> >>> William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
