Ecm role expanding?

[Dave Zug]

We have seen studies where inexperienced drivers suddenly release the brakes
when the ABS kicks the pedal, and BAM right into the tree. I wonder if ABS
practice is part of driving school nowadays?

In our minivan, there IS a defeat switch for traction control, but not for
ABS. I've been in a vehicle where it was ACCELLERATING downhill with the
brakes applied in snow. 3mph,..4,..5,...6,...  its not a good feeling but I
dont know if defeating ABS would have helped.

If we had a defeat switch for the seat belt buzzer unfortunately less people
would put them on.

in summary, I don't really know which side of the issue I am on.

(and yes, I am 420 email messages behind today)


----- Original Message -----
From: Walter Sherwin <wsherwin at home.com>
To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: Ecm role expanding?


> Just my $.02 worth here............Once upon several dozen times I've been
> both spectator and participant where the main "game" was to take average
> drivers and put them into average production vehicles, and then simulate
> average typical treacherous/dangerous driving modes with either snow or
rain
> as the traction limiter.
>
> Granted, a smart/good driver will have already adequately compensated for
> such road conditions, and he/she will probably be in both good position
and
> mindset to pump/release/steer/pump/etc....  However, the rest of the
> unwashed masses are far less fortunate, and ABS really does make a
> difference for them.  For those kinds of people, I applaud the OE movement
> toward widely available ABS & Traction Control systems, and things of the
> like.
>
> Please though,  just give me (and similar like minded people) a quick
defeat
> switch for times when "I" choose to be in control.  Whether or not I can
> accomplish better than a "system" is open to debate, but, at least if I
hit
> something I'll have nobody to blame but myself during such modes.
>
> Walt.
>
>
>
> >
> > In part, they were to save lives, and that hasn't been born out in any
> > report that I've seen, ABS really allows you to steer when you would be
> > otherwise in a locked tire no steering mode.   But, folks in general
> aren't
> > maintaining an alternate path, so it's 2/3 defeated anyway
>
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