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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThe\u00a0First Step: ABS<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nOne of the early systems introduced into cars was ABS<\/strong>. This was something that the industry latched onto and proudly trumpeted. ABS is Anti-lock Braking System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBefore ABS arrived there were two kinds of braking styles. Most of the time it was hard on the brake pedal and look out for black smoky trails. Or there was the canny driver that would \u201cfeather\u201d the pedal and raise and lower the braking foot to not lock up the brakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ABS does the same thing as the second technique, albeit faster than we could ever hope to achieve. Computer controlled sensors will have the brake pads grip and release the brake discs, slowing forward progress but not stopping the whole wheel from rotating or locking up. This increases your control over the car\u2019s handling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Early versions of ABS had all four wheels controlled by one or two sensors, however, it\u2019s pretty standard now that each wheel\u2019s brake is controlled independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, TC refers to<\/strong>\u00a0Traction Control<\/strong>. A long time ago,\u00a0when manual gearboxes,\u00a0thirsty engines, and a heavy right foot would combine to perform a \u201cburnout\u201d, where the grip or traction of a tyre became less than the intended design, they\u2019d spin and the heat would\u00a0warm\u00a0the rubber to a point\u00a0where the tyre would begin to smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\nTraction Control stops this from happening. Whether it\u2019s intentional, or in the case of either climbing a wet bitumen road, or turning a sharp corner at slow speed then accelerating, a computer sensor steps in and reduces power momentarily to reduce the lack of traction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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New Braking Technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Today, a wide range of advanced technologies are designed to improve braking efficiency and enhance overall vehicle safety. One of these features includes ESP\/VSC<\/strong> (Electronic Stability Program<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Vehicle Stability Control<\/strong>). It\u00a0is also referred to as\u00a0DSC<\/strong>\u00a0(Dynamic Stability Control<\/strong>) or\u00a0ESC<\/strong>\u00a0(Electronic Stability Control<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn essence, each of these systems do the same thing. They combine with Traction Control and rely on electronic sensors to measure wheel rotation speed, the direction of travel of the vehicle, the angle of the vehicle, and if a pre-programmed point of no return might be reached. At this point, the stability program will apply brakes to the wheel, or wheels it deems require assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This can be done without the driver’s knowledge. For example, on a wet and slippery road, the system may quietly work in the background by gently applying braking force. In effect, the system helps the car stay on a straighter, tighter, driving line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
EBD, or<\/strong> Electronic Brake Distribution<\/strong>, is a form of brake technology that automatically varies the amount of force applied to each of a vehicle’s wheels, based on road conditions, speed, and loading. It works hand-in-hand with ABS.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFinally, there\u2019s\u00a0Brake Assist<\/strong>, which provides extra braking pressure if the car’s onboard computers think that it is\u00a0required. In\u00a0today’s cars, this tends to be partnered with a forward-looking sensor setup and cruise control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It goes without saying that there are a number of different braking technologies incorporated in the latest range of cars on the market.\u00a0They might fly under the radar, if anything, but all those acronyms are more than just an abbreviation, they are a life-saving invention designed to\u00a0look after you and your family’s safety. So, what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,65,3071],"tags":[95,592,2020,2736,2734,2735,21,4830],"class_list":["post-15600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-driving","category-safety-2","category-technical","tag-abs","tag-brakes","tag-braking","tag-dsc","tag-esc","tag-esp","tag-safety","tag-vsc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15600"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15601,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15600\/revisions\/15601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Before ABS arrived there were two kinds of braking styles. Most of the time it was hard on the brake pedal and look out for black smoky trails. Or there was the canny driver that would \u201cfeather\u201d the pedal and raise and lower the braking foot to not lock up the brakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
ABS does the same thing as the second technique, albeit faster than we could ever hope to achieve. Computer controlled sensors will have the brake pads grip and release the brake discs, slowing forward progress but not stopping the whole wheel from rotating or locking up. This increases your control over the car\u2019s handling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Early versions of ABS had all four wheels controlled by one or two sensors, however, it\u2019s pretty standard now that each wheel\u2019s brake is controlled independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, TC refers to<\/strong>\u00a0Traction Control<\/strong>. A long time ago,\u00a0when manual gearboxes,\u00a0thirsty engines, and a heavy right foot would combine to perform a \u201cburnout\u201d, where the grip or traction of a tyre became less than the intended design, they\u2019d spin and the heat would\u00a0warm\u00a0the rubber to a point\u00a0where the tyre would begin to smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Traction Control stops this from happening. Whether it\u2019s intentional, or in the case of either climbing a wet bitumen road, or turning a sharp corner at slow speed then accelerating, a computer sensor steps in and reduces power momentarily to reduce the lack of traction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Today, a wide range of advanced technologies are designed to improve braking efficiency and enhance overall vehicle safety. One of these features includes ESP\/VSC<\/strong> (Electronic Stability Program<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Vehicle Stability Control<\/strong>). It\u00a0is also referred to as\u00a0DSC<\/strong>\u00a0(Dynamic Stability Control<\/strong>) or\u00a0ESC<\/strong>\u00a0(Electronic Stability Control<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n In essence, each of these systems do the same thing. They combine with Traction Control and rely on electronic sensors to measure wheel rotation speed, the direction of travel of the vehicle, the angle of the vehicle, and if a pre-programmed point of no return might be reached. At this point, the stability program will apply brakes to the wheel, or wheels it deems require assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This can be done without the driver’s knowledge. For example, on a wet and slippery road, the system may quietly work in the background by gently applying braking force. In effect, the system helps the car stay on a straighter, tighter, driving line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n EBD, or<\/strong> Electronic Brake Distribution<\/strong>, is a form of brake technology that automatically varies the amount of force applied to each of a vehicle’s wheels, based on road conditions, speed, and loading. It works hand-in-hand with ABS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, there\u2019s\u00a0Brake Assist<\/strong>, which provides extra braking pressure if the car’s onboard computers think that it is\u00a0required. In\u00a0today’s cars, this tends to be partnered with a forward-looking sensor setup and cruise control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It goes without saying that there are a number of different braking technologies incorporated in the latest range of cars on the market.\u00a0They might fly under the radar, if anything, but all those acronyms are more than just an abbreviation, they are a life-saving invention designed to\u00a0look after you and your family’s safety. So, what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,65,3071],"tags":[95,592,2020,2736,2734,2735,21,4830],"class_list":["post-15600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-driving","category-safety-2","category-technical","tag-abs","tag-brakes","tag-braking","tag-dsc","tag-esc","tag-esp","tag-safety","tag-vsc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15600"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15601,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15600\/revisions\/15601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}New Braking Technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n