On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:47:02 -0500, J. Clarke wrote:
Leon wrote:

I have never known or thought a car with ABS would stop shorter and I have
the background for working in the automotive industry for 23 years. It
simply helps you maintain control of the vehicle particularly when on an
inconsistent or slick surface. I have never really heard that ABS makes a
car stop shorter.

Coefficient of static friction is higher than coefficient of sliding
friction?

Depends on the surface, doesn't it? Ice vs. asphault, for instance?

ABS will thresshold brake on each of the four wheels, independantly. The
best driver can only thresshold brake on the slipperiest of the four
wheels. With ABS you've got 4 times as many inputs/outputs, and faster
reactions on top of it.