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Originally Posted by theman23
ABS just basically prevents your wheels from locking out when braking on slippery surfaces. Modern stability and traction control systems offer far more safety, individually braking wheels to prevent loss of traction and cutting power to prevent loss of control. These have only been mandatory since 2012 I think, so you likely didn’t have it unless you optioned it.
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There's more to a vehicle working well in the snow than modern traction and stability control. I think people give these systems too much credit, but that's just my opinion.
FWIW, I've been in situations where I had to turn off the traction control to get through deeper snow because the traction control would just bog it down and get you stuck. Likewise, there are some situations where ABS will actually result in longer stopping distances than non-ABS systems, but overall for non-skilled drivers these systems are a net positive.