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**truckster** · 01-09-2017, 03:18 PM

ABS is designed to keep the average driver safer than he/she would be otherwise, because most people will slam on the brakes in an emergency situation.

A well-trained driver is safer without ABS, because all ABS does is interrupt the hydraulic pressure to the brakes. That results in a loss of feedback and a SLOWER stop.

Yes, cars are generally safer than they were a couple of generations ago, particularly with crumple zones that are designed to absorb the energy from a collision. But the most important safety factor in any vehicle is still the driver.

01-09-2017, 03:18 PM	#7
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,798	Re: What do you think about traction control, ABS, etc... ABS is designed to keep the average driver safer than he/she would be otherwise, because most people will slam on the brakes in an emergency situation. A well-trained driver is safer without ABS, because all ABS does is interrupt the hydraulic pressure to the brakes. That results in a loss of feedback and a SLOWER stop. Yes, cars are generally safer than they were a couple of generations ago, particularly with crumple zones that are designed to absorb the energy from a collision. But the most important safety factor in any vehicle is still the driver.