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> drivers used the improved braking performance to drive faster in poorer conditions That's not the ideal outcome but it's still a net win, no?
by clhodapp 9y ago
> drivers used the improved braking performance to drive faster in poorer conditions
That's not the ideal outcome but it's still a net win, no?
- xiphias 9y agoThe problem with this combination is that it may reduce the number of crashes/injuries, but increase the number of deaths at the same time
- AFNobody 9y agoFaster = higher probability of an injurious and/or fatal accident. So from a safety standpoint, that is a not a win.
- gargravarr 9y agoA German taxicab company did a study, pitting half its fleet with ABS against the other half without it. The accident rate stayed the same (in fact, was insignificantly higher) in the half with ABS because the drivers felt overconfident in the braking system: https://web.archive.org/web/20100921074926/http://psyc.queensu.ca/target/chapter07.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100921074926/http://psyc.queen...
- clhodapp 9y agoYep! But they got to drive more aggressively without a substantial increased risk to their safety! Being able to go faster in the rain is useful in and of itself!