Through the snow as if on rails

Re:Through the snow as if on rails by etrautmann on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @08:53PM (#21709275)

I’m not seeing how this could work on most driving surfaces. On asphalt you would have to penetrate the surface, which would require extreme force, or somehow apply additional downforce to a friction device, which would reduce braking friction to the other wheels.

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Re:Through the snow as if on rails by lisper on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @08:56PM (#21709288)

> you would have to penetrate the surface

No, you just have to push down hard enough to take some of the pressure off the tires. (In an extreme case you would lift the tires entirely off the ground. A nice side effect is that you would no longer need a tire jack. Hm, I am beginning to understand why car manufacturers don't implement this :-)

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Re:Through the snow as if on rails by amluto on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @11:33PM (#21710011)

Huh? Taking pressure off the tires reduces traction.

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Re:Through the snow as if on rails by Doxin on Thursday December 05, 2019 @10:04AM (#21712824)

Not if that pressure is moved to something pointy that digs in better than tires, or has more friction.

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