Many ABSvehicles, mainly the older ones pulse a a slower rate. I think properly the ABS should actually lock up the wheel very briefly. Yes the ABS enables steering, but under some instances a trained driver can stop quicker, but on the average ABS does a good job.


---- enkitec@gmail.com wrote: 
> Tamas Rudnai wrote:
> > Actually my last two cars has ABS on it, previously I had only cars
> > without ABS. I have very bad experiences with ABS on both cars,
> > sometimes it feels like driving on ice although it is summer time and
> > the road surface is dry. It happens mostly when the surface is not
> > even, so the car gets some vibrations while braking. Then I have
> > little or no control over the car, just hoping that it will stop --
> > even if I release the pedal for a fraction of second and press it
> > again. I wish the ABS could be switched off completely as it just
> > extends the distance I can stop. So I have different experiences than
> > what wikipedia says, for me it increases the stopping distance on dry
> > surface.
> >
> > Tamas
> >   
> 
>     Since ten years I don't buy another new car without ABS.
>     The ABS saved me five or six times from destroying my car.
>     My Volvo C30 has ABS and stops VERY quickly when needed.
> 
>     Mark Jordan
> 
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