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Originally Posted by GTO  Gimme a break man! No one started driving faster after seat belts became mandatory. Traction control or ABS do NOT offer you absolute control or grip level in all circumstances....they merely *reduce* the chances of an accident and (importantly) are not fool-proof. |
Yup you are right about TCS or ABS don't give us full control. People still oversteer the cars with TCS or ABS at high speeds results in the accidents.
But i use ABS a lot on highways as i have a habit to stretch the car on highways with high speeds. But still i keep good 20-30 feet difference and atleast 5 feet difference sideways while overtaking the car because i know i'm driving fast and other drivers may need space while i'm overtaking.
If i have to go extreme left or right and i saw good stretch to overtake, then i use my ABS thingy to steer it. I know
sometimes doing it. But i know driving dynamics of both of my cars and ofcourse the limitations. If i'm not confident of doing it then i avoid doing it.
If i don't have ABS in my car i would had been doing normal highway driving.
So, I partialy agree with his point that it can reduce the sense of fear for accidents, and partialy agree with your point too because seat belts have nothing to do with the stability and control of the car.