ABS v Non ABS

[Edbear]

I agree, the ABS/TSC/TRC/EBD etcetera are not dumbing drivers down.
How many times do you activate any of these systems?
Can you retain control over the vehicle as well without the systems?

The answers are, not many (So we are all out of practice when it comes down to it) and no, 98% of us cannot control the vehicle as well as we think.

Yup! As posters here have shown, in testing, even race drivers/riders cannot match ABS in emergency situations and it is precisely this that the safety features are intended for. They are unobtrusive in normal conditions. Consider them like a ballistic parachute on a small plane. You do everything to ensure the plane stays in the air, but if the engine fails or adverse weather strikes and damages the aircraft, it's better to parachute to the ground than plunge into it at high velocity, at least IMHO...

[ducatilover]

Yup! As posters here have shown, in testing, even race drivers/riders cannot match ABS in emergency situations and it is precisely this that the safety features are intended for. They are unobtrusive in normal conditions. Consider them like a ballistic parachute on a small plane. You do everything to ensure the plane stays in the air, but if the engine fails or adverse weather strikes and damages the aircraft, it's better to parachute to the ground than plunge into it at high velocity, at least IMHO...

Too right mate, too right.

Must spread legs...um, reputation before...yeah, you know.