dazzor
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Very interesting. I do wonder if it will subliminally alter my attitude towards my riding. The last 2 accidents I have had have definitely changed my approach to riding....I doubt ABS will override that.Risk compensation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anti-lock brakes
Anti-lock braking systems are designed to increase vehicle safety by reducing skidding.
A number of studies show that drivers of vehicles with ABS tend to drive faster, follow closer and brake later, accounting for the failure of ABS to result in any measurable improvement in road safety. The studies were performed in Canada, Denmark, and Germany.[12][13][14] A study led by Fred Mannering, a professor of civil engineering at Purdue University supports risk compensation, terming it the "offset hypothesis".[15] A study of crashes involving taxicabs in Munich of which half had been equipped with anti-lock brakes noted that crash rate was substantially the same for both types of cab, and concluded this was due to drivers of ABS-equipped cabs taking more risks.[16]
However, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a study in 2010 that found motorcycles with ABS 37% less likely to be involved in a fatal crash than models without ABS.[17] A 2004 study found that ABS reduced the risk of multiple vehicle crashes by 18 percent, but had increased the risk of run-off-road crashes by 35 percent.[18
Maybe I'll get some hypnotherapy to convince me I am riding a non ABS bike even though really I am....would that be the best of both worlds then?