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Re: Friction

On Sun, 14 Jul 1996 15:50:05 -0700 (PDT) Lowell Herr said:

If static friction is less then kinetic friction, then why all the
engineering put into anti-lock brakes? I can tell you from personal
experience that kinetic friction (sliding) is less than static friction.
After nearly running into a family of four two winters ago, you will not
convince me otherwise.

Again, let me emphasise that I am talking about clean dry roads. No water, no
ice, no oil... When they race on ice they put studs in the tires, spikes
actually.