[McRat]

ABS is the best safety device ever put on cars, bar none.

Think of it as Allows Braking while Steering.

You can mash the brakes and still steer the car around an obstacle. Try in it a parking lot someday.

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Don't assume having the tail swing out means you need to brake. More often than not, keeping the throttle neutral will bring the car back into control.

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If things get REALLY bad, pick where you crash. If you let fate choose, it could be a tree. Trees Kill.

The survival tree:

1) Hit another car going in your direction.
2) Hit a curb. (You might have no control after a hard curb shot).
3) Hit a small sign or very young tree.
4) Hit a parked or stopped car.
5) Hit flat solid object, like a wall.
6) Hit a large tree.
7) hit a car head on.

6 and 7 are killers even at speeds as low as 25mph.