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Re:Out-braking the ABS Myth [video] by aidenn0 on Monday November 06, 2023 @05:12PM (#38169813)
A car with one wheel locked up has a lot more grip than a motorcycle with one wheel locked up. That might be an obvious non-sequitur, but when we are talking about ABS, it applies.
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Re:Out-braking the ABS Myth [video] by sudosysgen on Monday November 06, 2023 @10:18PM (#38172793)
Neither of them lock up, we're talking about braking performance with ABS.

And cars don't lock up a single wheel without ABD. When they do lock up you generally lock everything up.

The question is, do cars have more grip? No, not really. Do they have better braking performance? Not really, either. Are they easier to use? Sure. The reason you can have a harder time on a bike isn't because of any fundamental limitation, it's just poor training - the video is correct. And car drivers also don't break anywhere near the theoretical potential of their car, either.

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