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From: Byron Forbes <hosh@ar.com.au>
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You need to take back the appology and talk to someone who knows what they are talking
about. This defies the laws of Physics - Static and Kinetic friction!

Lindsay Adams wrote:
> 
> I have an apology to make (and a long running debate to sellte for a few
> people I suspect!!!)......
> 
> a few weeks ago one of the threads here turned to braking, and braking
> distaces/ABS etc etc,
> 
> Cossie wrote:
> >
> >Skidding will stop better in the dry
> 
> to which I replied...
> 
> "no it won't...... if it did ALL racers would blast up to a corner, lock the
> brakes - hey presto, no overtaking under braking and shortest braking
> distance...."
> 
> ... as I find the whole car dynamics etc very interesting I spoke to a
> friend/physics specialist/Accident investigator..... and guess what its true
> shortest dry braking distance is with locked wheels. Completely uncontrolled
> of course but shortest..
> 
> So.. sorry Cossie - please accept my unreserved apologies :-)
> 
> cheers
> 
> -Lindsay

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 Byron Forbes
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