On 26 Mar 2010 03:17:16 GMT, the infamous "RAM³"
scrawled the following:

Mark Rand wrote in
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How do you control a vehicle, braking in a corner, if you've lost
either the front or rear anchors?

The same way that drivers managed the feat *before* 4-wheel brakes became
"normal" in the 1930s. (The Rickenbacker had them in the 1920s but was
attacked by "the majors" who claimed that "they are dangerous because they
stop too quickly".)

BTW, braking should be done *before* entering the corner

True!


and is most efficiently accomplished by using the engine...

Which equates to the rear tires only on older cars, the front tires
only on newer, front-wheel-drive vehicles. Luckily, just going around
a corner scrubs off speed, so taking your foot off the gas immediately
helps, and downshifting helps more. But if you're still going too
fast, a light touch on the (broken) brakes can still help a bit.
Hopefully, you still have the circuit that -isn't- helping via engine
braking, or it may break you loose. In an empty parking lot, it's fun
(Dad used to run the autocross and gymkhana circuit.) On the side of a
mountain with a 1,500' sheer drop, it's Pampers Time.

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