2006-10-09 10:49:22 · 11 answers · asked by 8 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
will it cause skidding?
2006-10-09 10:51:09 · update #1
The old answers: your tires have less traction if they are skidding than if you brake as hard as you can without skidding, and if your wheels aren't turning, you have no directional control to help you avoid a collision by steering, which is usually more effective than braking.
The new answer: with a good ABS (antilock braking system), you are nearly always better off jamming on the brakes and letting the ABS do the adjusting. It can pulse the brakes tens of times each second, and you can't. It can pulse only the wheels which are skidding, and you can't. And if you're not a skilled and disciplined driver who has thought about this and practiced it, you probably won't do a good job anyway.
2006-10-09 10:55:10 · answer #1 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you lose all the friction benefit of the brakes. You also tend to go in to a skid, at which point you have no control over the direction the vehicle will take.
2006-10-09 10:51:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you lock the tires, you tend to slide out of control. As long as the wheels are turning, even slowly, you can maintain some directional control. Pump the brakes and let off of gas, and maybe you can steer to avoid a collision. Slam on the brakes and you are just going to keep sliding forward no matter what you do with the steering wheel.
2006-10-09 10:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Before ABS, it caused skidding. Skidding is doesn't dissipate energy as quickly as brake system does.
2006-10-09 11:01:41 · answer #4 · answered by entropy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The force available to slow the car will be less with the tires locked.
The "physics" explaination is because the coefficient of static friction is higher than that of kinetic friction.
Sorry can't quote the equations or sources. That was too many years ago for me.
2006-10-09 11:17:55 · answer #5 · answered by billswingle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will definitely skid. Your tire treads will also play a part in that. It's all about Newton's laws!
2006-10-09 10:54:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your additional words were ''will it cause skidding''
Ya think!
2006-10-09 11:17:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have no ABS you will go into an uncontrollable skid.
2006-10-09 10:53:20 · answer #8 · answered by FrogDog 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If no ABS, then it will skid
2006-10-09 10:50:56 · answer #9 · answered by treseuropean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it causes the brakes to lock up or something like that which ultimately would make your car fail to stop.
2006-10-09 10:51:32 · answer #10 · answered by supermonkey081 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋