An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is an automobile safety system that allows the wheels on a motor vehicle to maintain tractive contact with the road surface according to driver inputs while braking, preventing the wheels from locking up (ceasing rotation) and avoiding uncontrolled skidding. It is an automated system that uses the principles of threshold braking and cadence braking which were practiced by skillful drivers with previous generation braking systems. It does this at a much faster rate and with better control than a driver could manage.

ABS generally offers improved vehicle control and decreases stopping distances on dry and slippery surfaces; however, on loose gravel or snow-covered surfaces, ABS can significantly increase braking distance, although still improving vehicle control.[1][2][3]

tutuwater:
Please my mother's 1997 Honda Odyssey Is showing ABS on the dashboard and she is asking me what it means. It still drives normal. There is only slight delay in braking. Please advise on what to do. And how dangerous for car and owner that Light is. Thanks in advance.

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tutuwater:
Thanks. But what should I tell her to do.

tutuwater:
Please my mother's 1997 Honda Odyssey Is showing ABS on the dashboard and she is asking me what it means. It still drives normal. There is only slight delay in braking. Please advise on what to do. And how dangerous for car and owner that Light is. Thanks in advance.

Cc: Gazzuzz and the other big bosses