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J. Clarke[_2_]

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J. Clarke wrote:
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No, they don't. At least not on dry pavement--there's no discernible
distance between typical stopping distances for ABS and no ABS. They
can beat most drivers most of the time on wet pavement though.
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As long as the driver can exert maximum braking force and not lock them
up, anyway...

Google "ABS dry stopping distance" and you will find the results of
numerous tests in which it was shown that ABS does not significantly
reduce dry stopping distance. Doesn't matter if the diver locks them
up, he still hits about the same number as ABS. Sometimes ABS is a
couple of feet shorter, sometimes it's a couple of feet longer, there's
no consistent pattern of reduced stopping distance.