abs

If your wheels are locked you have no steering control, you are sliding into the reason you put your brakes on in the first place. Cheers Rob

G'day

I agree. Much adverse comment about ABS on a 4WD. I purchased the ST-S because I wanted the ABS. The advantages far outway any perceived disadvantages.

Paul

Rob

Can u explain about the threshold braking method and does it work when u just react in a panic stop?

Threshold braking is the point just before a tire starts to skid or in the case of ABS braking the point just before your ABS activates. I have been teaching this method for many years on loose dirt surfaces and have refined it now for the present crop of ABS vehicles. Once you have learnt this method correctly, just like having learnt to swim, your mind body never forgets how to use it Cheers Rob

Hi Dave, I have explained it in theory above, but you really have to do it to understand. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, a demonstration is worth a thousand pictures. When I train people I am really pedantic about teaching them how to brake properly on a loose dirt surfaces. Serious accidents in 4wds rarely happen in low range in difficult conditions. Most serious 4wd accidents happen at speed in high range on loose dirt surfaces. Unfortunately I have seen far too many caused by inexperience and lack of knowledge of easily learnt techniques. Cheers Rob