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Originally Posted by c7scayman
I know ABS is far superior. But as I stated in the starter post of this thread. I don't like the feel of it. How the pedal brake pedal pushes back at you. It does not feel like you are in control of the car.
When ABS kicks in, it knocks me out of focus on driving. ABS is like you are slowing down at 5 feet per sec, 2 feet per sec, 3 feet per sec, 4 feet per sec. Every split second, the rate of deceleration changes completely. I cannot predict the stopping distance very well. I don't know if I should steer out of the way because I don't know if it will stop in time or not.
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That sounds like either the brake system is defective and malfunctioning or your perception of the deceleration is distorted by the ABS cycling. Without ABS your rate of deceleration isn't consistent either. You just notice it less because you aren't getting feedback from the pedal. In reality, most passengers can't feel the difference in the rate of deceleration between an ABS and non ABS stop in the same car when slowing from the same speed in a similar distance. Without ABS you have some wheels that lock up and slide while others keep rotating and you never notice. With ABS when the same thing happens, the individual wheels that lock up start rotating and locking up again many times per second when you get pedal feedback. The rate of deceleration is similar. Thee aren't large fluctuations in the rate of deceleration with ABS compared to non ABS. Its just your perception of what is happening.
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Originally Posted by c7scayman
With no ABS, it is more uniform. You slow down at almost the same rate of deceleration. That is what it feels like to me. That way, it helps me determine if I will make it staying straight, or if I should steer out of the way to avoid the accident.
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It may feel that way, but in most cases, it probably isn't what is really happening.
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Originally Posted by c7scayman
I know ABS is much safer and better in every situation, I just don't like how it feels.
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There are some newer cars with ABS that don't give much brake pedal pushback when the ABS cycles.