2002 SUBARU IMPREZA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

I WAS GOING TO OLYMPUS GYM IN SPRINGFIELD, VA, PULLING INTO THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT (THE LOT IS EMPTY). THE LOT WAS CLEAN, DRY ASPHALT WITH A COUPLE OF ROCKS SCATTERED ON IT (CLUE?). I PULL IN QUICK TO THE LOT (A RIGHT TURN FROM THE STREET 90 DEGREES) DON'T KNOW HOW FAST BUT NOT WORRISOME. THEN PULL A 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN TO COME INTO THE PARKING SPACE BRAKING FAIRLY HARD AS I GO. KEEPING ON THE BRAKES I THINK I'LL COME TO A STOP, BUT, THE ABS ACTIVATES WITH 7 FEET LEFT IN THE SPOT. STAYS RELEASED ALL THE WAY TO THE END WHERE I BUMP INTO THE POLE AT THE END OF THE SPOT MARKING MY BUMPER BADLY. I DID NOT EVEN TRY TO COME OFF THE BRAKES AND BACK ON TO RESET (I SHOULD HAVE). I JUST HELD THE BRAKE PRAYING THEY WOULD COME BACK. WHEN THE ABS ACTIVATED, MY HEAD JERKED BACK INTO THE HEAD REST AND STAYED THERE (AT LEAST HALF A SECOND) UNTIL I HIT THE POLE. THE ABS RELEASED THE BRAKES (ALL FOUR) AND LEFT THEM RELEASED. *AK