Originally Posted by
ZX2 Nick
I get what he's saying but . . . logically, andin practice, and through experience, that cannot be true.
I know how it feels to have the ABS engage (in snow for instance) with my foot hard on the pedal and the car feels like it's taking forever to stop and because of the ABS there is some directional control still.
Without ABS the wheels would be locked, even for a short periods of time, even using an Old School brake pumping technique, and a locked-up-sliding tire generates less friction on the road than a rotating tire with the braked applied as much as the tires will tolerate.
One thing to add, when breaking on snow, by just letting the break go without ABS, By slipping, you're piling snow up in the way of your tire, when snow piles up to a certain shape/block, it does help you to slow down quicker.
Ever hit a block of packed snow? I have, and it wasn't fun...
But when sliding, of course, you're sh*t out of luck....
But when on ice, with or without ABS really doesn't make much difference, neither does all wheel drives...