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Inop ABS and safety S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Frank on  Tue Sep 10 00:28 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Davidm and myself have had this saftey discusion here before not long ago (he probably bookmarked the url) BUT as far as real safety's concerned, even though ABS is inop, the car still stops just like all cars that don't have ABS. When the ABS light is on, the ABS system is inop and by seeing that light, you should then know that it's inop and IF you're driving in ice or snow (the only time where ABS comes in handy), you'ld then know that you'll have to brake like you would with any car w/o ABS.
I suppose that if you're younger and have only driven newer cars with ABS in winter and don't know how to use the brakes on a car w/o ABS on slipery surfaces, that then "might" be a problem? That'd be ones only real arguement concerning ABS safety IMO.






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