Traction
When drivers use improper braking, steering, or acceleration techniques, a
vehicle can lose traction. Use Transparency ABS-2 to
review the conditions that contribute to increasing or decreasing a stopping
distance. In other parts of the curriculum, students should have discussed road
surface, weather conditions, tires, braking techniques, and speed as potential
problem areas.
Now it is time to consider braking as a potential to increase or
decrease stopping distance based on braking principles and techniques. There
are several appropriate techniques to brake a modern automobile. Drivers must
understand that locking the brakes is dangerous, because when wheels stop
rolling, tires lose traction, stopping distance may increase, and steering
ability is lost.
