On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 12:39:54 +0100, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote (more or less):

Velvet wrote:

It's not just about driving too close to the car in front, there's
always the idiot that swerves into your path as an oncoming, or the
one that pulls out right in front from the side junction *despite*
the fact that you saw him look at (or was it *through* you)...

Oh really, I didn't know that, only having had a driving licence for 20
years...

Different premises. What ABS is designed to do is prevent the wheels
locking, allowing you to maintain control when braking. As an aside it also
helps to ensure that hammering the brakes doesn't end up in a skid.
....

Original this was in reverse order.

ABS was to prevent skidding. It also allowed you to steer throughout
an emergency brake.


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