Performance specs

Originally Posted by deruvian

I once read an article that talked about the test results on cars with ABS versus cars without ABS. Essentially, if one knows how to properly handle a car without it, the car can easily be stopped just as quickly as the other ABS equipped vehicle.

ABS is not about shorter stopping distances, it's about controlling wheel lockup. ABS is not activated until it senses lockup, then it kicks in. No lockup = no ABS activation. In that case a car without ABS would brake just as well as one with. But now throw a wet road into the equation. A car without ABS could lock one of its wheels, causing the car to veer to one side (which could lead to the car to spin around). The car with ABS would not allow wheel lockup, thus preventing any unwanted direction changes.



Dave