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Originally Posted by alan_in_tempe
In the control of a professional driver, non-ABS brakes will usually stop faster, given a good road surface. Given a bad road surface, such as loose gravel or sand or unpacked snow, ABS brakes can be dangerous for any driver. Loose surfaces can be stopped in best when allowed to get pushed forward in front of the tires, which is letting the tires dig into the surface and create a chock in front. However, ABS will not allow this to happen, keeping the tires rolling over the loose surface.
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Well said. The same goes for the traction control. For example, the traction control kicked in on me around a corner where the steering tightened up a ton. I had a hard time making the wheels turn. Not sure what caused this but I would be much happier without the traction control.
I consider myself to be a very experience bad weather driver as I delivered papers in the wee hours of the morning when plows arn't out for a while and up until I got my TCH I navigated all of the norther New York winter in my 4x2 Ford Ranger without EVER getting stuck or into an accident.
But in all honestly, I was impressed with the traction control as well. It was a lot better than I thought.