Disabling anti-lock brakes also disables traction control, which the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated reduces fatal vehicle crashes by 30 percent in sedans and 63 percent in SUVs. “If I’m driving and let the front axle lock before the rear axle, I’m going to get into a situation where I have terminal understeer … and the vehicle is not going to want to turn.” “I would say it’s an extremely bad idea,” said Mike Rizzo, Technical-Fellow for Chassis Controls at General Motors. If I could “tune” the ABS to activate farther down the pedal as to only kick in during panic stops, that would probably work as well.” “I have done my homework, and I wish to safely disable ABS on my vehicle. I just dont (sic) like the jeep deciding how my brake is going to work,” a CarTalk Forum user wrote. “Ive (sic) been driving on ice for over a month and another 2-3 month to go. “And in cases of limited traction such as snow, ice, and mud – ABS is actually detrimental to your safety, as it significantly (and needlessly) increases stopping distance.” ( Emphasis theirs.) The origins of the rumor are relatively easy to find: “Did you know that your car’s ABS system actually makes driving in snow WORSE?! And the worser part is, you can’t even turn it off! Automakers and the government are the worstest!” Every other year or so, the same site/email/thread/rumor goes around:
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