<VV> ABS on a Corvair/What is safe anyway?/Stopping Faster orSlower With ABS

[J R Read]

I agree...

Since the advent of ABS, I've always thought about it as - more about 
steering than stopping.

While it MIGHT help stopping in a shorter distance on dry pavement, I see it 
more as a collision avoidance mechanism on slick roads - giving you the 
opportunity to steer around things that are harder than an orange rubber 
cone.

Later, JR

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>
> According to tests cars stop faster without antilock.  Antilock just
> makes them more controllable when stopping hard.
>
> Joel McGregor