"Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 03:21:24 GMT, "Bill 2" > wrote:
>
> >That said it's nice to have the reserve power when I need it.
>
> What's funny is people who think that having good acceleration
> capability is "excessive" would not complain about having 4-wheel
> drilled rotor Brembo brakes with ABS - nothing wrong in their minds
> with being able to STOP quickly. It never occurs to them that braking
> is nothing more than ACCELERATION - the only difference is the vector
> points in the opposite direction. Some situations call for an
> acceleration vector that points forward; the ability to apply positive
> acceleration is every bit as important for safety as the ability to
> apply negative acceleration.

The solution is to drive around in reverse. If you want a strong forward
direction acceleration vector, slam on the brakes.