"Dave Hinz" wrote in message
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Well, the expert driver isn't "pumping with abandon", they're pushing
_just_
shy of the skid point. ABS does the same thing, it's just better at
measuring
it, and has four feet to push with instead of just one.

Actually the driver regardless of how experienced is doing the braking of a
vehicle with
ABS. The ABS simply monitors the wheels from that point and insures that
they are all turning at the same speed. Typically it eases up on the wheel
or wheels that that are turning slower than the others.
That is probably what you were saying.