Panic Stop
Racer
Joined: Sep 2000
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Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 4,295
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From: Issaquah WA
Glad both the C6 and you are ok.
That is one thing that I wonder/worry about as I come to even a relatively slow stop, at least for the C6, is whether someone will be directly behind me.
I know the vast majority of vehicles behind me do not have anywhere near the braking capacity that the C6 does.
That is one thing that I wonder/worry about as I come to even a relatively slow stop, at least for the C6, is whether someone will be directly behind me.
I know the vast majority of vehicles behind me do not have anywhere near the braking capacity that the C6 does.
That's why it pisses me off when someone follows too closely behind me - especially 4500lb SUVs.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Greater Detroit Metro MI, when I'm not travelling.
- Deer are responsible for more deaths than ANY other animal in the United states.
- According to my research you have a chance of about 1 in 30,000 of dying if you hit a deer with your car.
-Deer are responsible for more deaths than any other animal in the USA because people try to avoid them and lose control of their vehicles. This is a fact.
I've hit animals before and usually you have zero time to avoid them. When I do have time to avoid them I stand on the brakes and do not steer untill the vehicle is moving at a low enough rate of speed.
Pro
Joined: Dec 2007
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Hitting wild animals or livestock is no joke...they can do some serious damage to car and driver. Fortunately, both you and the car are fine and yes, the C6 does have good brakes.
A few years back, a good sized white tail hit my 3/4 ton Suburban. He bolted almost diagonally out of the early morning shadows from my left accross the front of my Suburban. I was doing about 55 mph, jammed the brakes and hit him almost instantly flush on the front. The impact caused over $4,000.00 damage. I couldn't find him along the side of the road and it was still pretty dark. Sadly, I don't think he made it too far.
Hitting a deer in the C6...the deer might just come right through the windshield.
A few years back, a good sized white tail hit my 3/4 ton Suburban. He bolted almost diagonally out of the early morning shadows from my left accross the front of my Suburban. I was doing about 55 mph, jammed the brakes and hit him almost instantly flush on the front. The impact caused over $4,000.00 damage. I couldn't find him along the side of the road and it was still pretty dark. Sadly, I don't think he made it too far.
Hitting a deer in the C6...the deer might just come right through the windshield.
Yes, striking animals and the like is dangerous and is not funny and very possibly will cause serious property damage to one's self and their vehicle. Thank goodness you and yours and doing fine.
Racer
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 304
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From: Cocoa Beach FL
None of this cancels any laws of physics. But within the bounds of what speed and friction allow, ABS will stop you without skidding and allow steering control. It's really amazing how fast you stop and how easy it is to maneuver in the stop.
Stomp. Stay. Steer.
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Joined: Mar 2006
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Many years ago (1977?), we hit a deer at 75 in a BMW 2002 in the farmland west of State College, PA. It was a flash of brown. No time to even touch the brake pedal. The big brown thing hit the front of the car and flew just over windshield (and my head) and over the car. Steam instantly blotted out the forward view. Four more deer could be seen running in the same path as the one we hit. We walked back to the dead deer - what was left and pulled it off the road by the legs. That was a weird experience. I don't think there was a length of bone longer than one inch. The BMW was totaled. Pre-cell phone days, we flagged down a trucker with a CB to radio for a tow, then spent the next 6 hours hanging out with cows that came to see the action. No real cows - livestock.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: Frederick, MD
Yeah, the Corvette does seem to have a tail hook landing on a carrier for brakes. I haven't had to use them in full force for an emergency yet but I did on a deserted road just to know my car's capabilities. All I can say is WOW!!