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ABS makes stopping faster in panic situations for people who haven't practiced panic braking and keeping the brakes right at that threshold.



I think that very important point is worth repeating, and to state the obvious is ABS "cycles" brakes between near lockup and release, and that actually increases stopping distance over the experienced driver as you mentioned.

Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.