You are hilarious ! I worked in GM's Vehicle Dynamics Department for almost 40 years. The research has been done, the facts written and published, even tried in Courts all over the world. And ANYONE can post on Wikipedia. The reason ABS is REQUIRED on most vehicles is because there are stopping distance requirements with wet and dry surface performance specifications (FMVSS Mandate 105).
The Courts ALWAYS rule that claims from self-educated experts are 'anecdotal'. That means it's basically a storied claim not supported by any sort of controlled test results. I've been in courtrooms to see this testimony stricken from the record because it has no scientific merit. Even NHTSA has to respond to such claims and correct them.
All the vehicle manufacturers have large departments devoted to testing, data collection and driver training for traction, braking and now even stability control mechanisms.
I have all the data, testing and driving experience I need now in retirement for all the vehicles I own. And several S.A.E. papers authored to prove it. And, I'm on LinkedIn where my resume bares it all. So don't muddy the waters with anecdotal claims, Its bad for your health. Until you've operated a traction trailer on concrete, asphalt, wet, dry, snow, gravel and mud coated surfaces, you have no claims to fame. Oh, by the way, next time you fly in a commercial aircraft, tell the pilot when you board that you don't believe ABS should be enabled on an ice covered runway. Then listen really carefully to their reply.
