Mxsmanic wrote:
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It has been around since at least '87 and has been implemented by about every
car maker out there world wide.

I did some research and it turns out to be more prevalent than I thought;
however, it is far from universal (but apparently some governments have
required or will require it). I don't pay much attention to cars and I haven't
driven a car in ages. I'm disappointed that gadgets like this are becoming
prevalent.

Once again, since 1987, so it isn't "are becoming prevalent", they have
been prevalent for over 20 years.

The only downside to such systems that I have seen is when a very old
driver first encounters them, as in very old drivers were taught not to
press the brakes as hard as you can in a panic stop yet the anti-skid
systems "want" you to do exactly that.

Even then it takes only once to adjust to the new reality (for me that was
more than 15 years ago) and since pilots train for other than normal
circumstances while drivers do not, I see no problem with such a system
in aircraft.


--
Jim Pennino

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