"jw" wrote in message
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ABS used to qualify one for an insurance discount. At some point, I
don't remember when exactly, this was discontinued. When I asked about
it, my agent told me that studies had shown that people with ABS were
getting in more accidents than those without. He attributed it to the
fact that those with ABS felt they had superior braking capabilities
and could stop no matter what. There extra aggressive driving was
countering their "better" braking technology.

it still does for some companies. i get it on 3 of my vehicles which have
abs, but not the oldest which doesn't have abs.

ABS does improve braking ability IFF(not a typo) the user understands
it's limitations. It still does not allow you break any laws of
physics, but enables us to approch closer to the limits.