16-02-2019, 08:49 AM
As above, on a rolling road the reading with coupled brakes is a bit uncertatin. 80% with high pedal pressure may not feel re assuring to moderns but, wih the lightning reactions of Seven drivers, will generally keep you out of trouble. For a much heavier Ruby the same braking reduces in proportion to the weight increase, so may only be about 60% .
I found driving my Seven I was always 100% alert and conscious of all traffic devleopments. The problem on todays roads, even with a car near 60 years old, is that the sheer tedium leads to a significant increase in reaction time.
Forty or so years ago when many cars had good brakes but on crossplies it was not uncommon to see spectacular pirouettes in the wet. As the old road tests noted the Seven was very safe.....
I found driving my Seven I was always 100% alert and conscious of all traffic devleopments. The problem on todays roads, even with a car near 60 years old, is that the sheer tedium leads to a significant increase in reaction time.
Forty or so years ago when many cars had good brakes but on crossplies it was not uncommon to see spectacular pirouettes in the wet. As the old road tests noted the Seven was very safe.....