Slowing by Downshifting

[Santo_Rugger]

Thanks, **dances.
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@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed

Eh, I dunno. I’ve downshifted for situations where at the same speeds my brakes have caused me to skid or fishtail. ABS only takes you so far, and now that I have a vehicle that doesn’t (I don’t think) have ABS, it’s all the more important. Why would your rear wheels lock when downshifting?

The wheels wouldn’t lock, per se, but they would be rotating slower than the vehicle is traveling, which would in effect be the same thing as locking.

[Muffin]

@Santo Rugger

That’s what I just said. When the bottom of the tire is stationary with respect to the road, the tire is still moving. When it’s stationary with respect to the car, but the car is still moving, the wheels are locked up, and the bottom of the tire is moving with respect to the road.

That, plus a lot depends on which way the treadmill is moving.