My Tacoma wont slide! What do I do?

Wow so you can skid indefinitely then!

What engineering school did you go to?

 

Traction control off or pull a fuse!

 

ABS INCREASES stopping distances in snow

 

your talking perfect world physics...

you skid a tire the traction is not zero by any means.

also in snow you have to take plow factor into effect where the snow will stack up in front of the tires. whereas with abs, the tires will continue to roll and not allow the tires to break the boundary layer of the surface.

Abs will often shorten braking distance on dry pavement. ABS will also allow you to steer while heavy braking by allowing the tires to turn. ABS tries to slow the tires without them locking up completely however, when they assist, a lot of the time the tires would be able to grip better than the ABS allows. (ever hit a pot hole and have the ABS kick in and your decelaration decreases? scary)

In many braking trials, where a "good" driver without abs uses controlled braking competes with someone who just stands on the pedal with ABS, the driver who doesnt panic stop without abs can stop sooner and still maintain control. Unfortunately, there arent too many "good" drivers.

if a driver knows the limits and can keep the pedal so as to not lock up the brakes he can maintain control of the vehicle and have good braking.

 

BAHAHAHA omg that made me laugh so hard wtf

 

I don't understand. I have an 09, and drive plenty in the snow .. you can see some of the pics in my pictures. I don't have any problem getting it loose if I want. Push and hold the VSC/LSD button and it turns off and you can go tear it up if you want. Go nuts.

 

lol x2

 

You did a few too many frictionless pulley/plane problems.

 

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This one time I was test driving a Toyota Tacoma...and it wouldn't do a donut!!! I then used my intuition and opened the glovebox with my index finger...went to the section about traction control!! I then instantly gained intelligence and then things got wild and crazy...

I later that week purchased my brand new Tacoma for sliding and donutting forever and ever and ever.

Cool story huh!

 

Yes ABS increases your stopping distance. It is designed for the idiots that just slam on the brakes and skid to a stop.

It is designed to allow you to maintain traction in a situation where you NEED the traction to be able to maneuver around something. ABS isn't doing its job 100% if all you're doing is stopping in a straight line, then you're going to have a longer stopping distance and still hit the object. You should be using that longer distance to make a lane change (safely of course) so you don't hit the person in front of you.

 

No he's saying that when panicking do not think of the pressure applied on the brake pedal therefore possible getting into an accident. As well as if insurance finds out you tampered with safety features I'm sure they will find a way not to give you coverage.

 

Several, including PhD work at Cincinnati...

If you look at skidding tire on wet ice, it does seem that can go forever...

 

oh now its ice... well abs wont help there and your not going to steer even with abs so your argument is still invalid...

 

Taught all 3 of my kids the same way. If you are not familiar with how a vehicle handles in the snow, you will be one of those people out on the roads causing accidents when it gets slippery.

 

not if you have almighty traction control or ABS

 

Yeah! I guess there might be something wrong with your truck. Maybe you should have gotten a domestic, they can slide. I guess those Japanese trucks are different, they must not like to slide around and keep your ass safe. Man! What was Toyota thinking?

Today my back end of my truck slipped out at a slow speed because of the ice on the roads. If it wasn't for the safety devices put into the Toyota I would have slide into another vehicle. So you know, what your truck is doing is right. You're mind of thinking is wrong.

 

Some of these people on this forum must not have any fun with there trucks. I turn the traction control bs off when I am four wheeling, not when I am on the roads around other drivers. Maybe most of your guys trucks are street queens and never see anything challenging by my truck does. Ever been stuck in deep snow? You don't want the bs traction control system to keep you from spining the tires fast when you need it. Ever been on a deserted mountain rd and wanted your truck to slide? every weekend for mine. I do let my truck slide when I want it to. If I wanted your guys opinion on how I drive I would have asked for it. Leave your opinions to yourself on how others drive. I do not drive and slide my truck around the city but when people are not around it is a lot of fun to let loose.

 

To date, neither of my girls have a vehicle with traction control yet. They are frugal with their money and are debt free. They are still both driving their first cars. One is 25 and the other is 21. Additionally, neither has been in an accident. They learned how to control a vehicle in all conditions. Someday they will have traction control, until then, they will use their skill that apparently many do not possess.

 

Well said.