Question 5154
The ABS anti-lock braking system...
- reduces the braking distance in all cases.
- allows you to maintain control of the steering.
- keeps the vehicle on its path of travel.
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Correct answer: allows you to maintain control of the steering.
With ABS, the wheels do not lock even when you press the brake pedal all the way down, so they keep turning and the car responds to the steering wheel. You can steer around an obstacle while braking. Braking distance is not always shorter. It generally decreases, especially in wet conditions, but on soft snow a car without ABS can stop in fewer meters. Also, ABS does not steer the car by itself; you determine its path with the steering wheel.