Carl Denk wrote:
> In the USA, you don't have a choice with ABS brakes, except with older 
> vehicles, and I agree, that a more skillful driver could reduce the 
> stopping distance, but it is nice to have that available, just wish I 
> could turn it off at times. But it appears to me that many times the 
> braking force available isn't as much as it could be. Many vehicles on 
> good friction dry pavement cannot with hard pedal pressure lock the 
> wheels sufficiently to bring the ABS into action. All that happen is 
> that you come to a longer than necessary stop.
> ...
Pull the fuse or disconnect the ABS box. You're in for a bad time if you 
do this and get in an accident (lawyers).
>
> Part of the real issue though is driver training. Today driving under 
> adverse conditions including defensive and playing the game with a 
> future vision, of eyes all over the place i.e. a mile ahead, the merging 
> traffic, etc. is not taught.
>
>   



Take a motorcycle safety course then. They teach highly defensive 
driving skills.
-
Martin
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