quick q about abs
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quick q about abs
I've been driving my 480T for over a year now. I think today I used ABS for the first time. I'm slightly concerned. I was going about 20mph, a pigeon decided to sit in the road in front of me. Because I was going slowly, and it happened really fast I just stomped down hard on the brake. I felt a sort of pulse through my foot, like dot dot dot in morse code. I also heard a weird noise. Is this what ABS is like or should I be concerned?
- martinholmesuk
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- chriskay
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Yes, normal. One of the problems with ABS is that if you've never experienced it before, the sound & pulsing makes it feel as if something's wrong & the natural impulse is to come off the brake, which defeats the system. If you've never experienced it, it's worth finding an off-road site where you can try it, then it won't come as a surprise when you use it for real.
2 Kings; Chapter 9 Verse 20