LogFAQs > #970463981

those are not sufficiently bad conditions. in the right (wrong) conditions, ABS basically makes the car bound forwards in comparison with friction. I know this because the car slows considerably before the ABS kicks in, after which there is almost zero brakes applied because ABS can't engage the brakes without skidding. in these conditions you can stop better if you figure out how to apply the brakes without ABS. I'm sure there are also conditions that could be called snowy or icy in which ABS would work ok, that doesn't invalidate my example.

all ABS does is prevent the wheels from locking, even if that means almost no brakes are applied at all. locked brakes are better than not applying the brakes. threshold brakes are better than locked brakes.