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  • @[email protected]
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    21 year ago

    They’re “brakes” and it’s “braking”. Yes, I know the previous commenter got it wrong as well.

    The usual problem with slamming on the brakes is that it causes the wheels to lock up and slide instead of slowing the vehicle down.

    • @thonofpy
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      31 year ago

      Thanks, second language. Wheels locking up shouldn’t be an issue with modern cars equipped with an ABS, right?

      • @[email protected]
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        31 year ago

        NP. Yes ABS is designed to avoid exactly that issue, essentially by implementing in a mechanical way what drivers used to do manually - pumping the brakes etc.