The tape provides instruction in the proper method to activate and use the system now installed on many popular model cars and light trucks. Approximately one in three passenger vehicles on United States and Canadian roads is equipped with the ABS technology. It contains footage of drivers using the emergency stopping technology and trying a panic stop with the ABS system deactivated.
Drivers provide testimonials about their successful use of ABS to avoid crashes.
The tape supplements the ABS Education Alliance's consumer brochures and its comprehensive, turnkey 45-minute classroom session curriculum. The ABS brochures, in English and Spanish language versions, are available in quantity at no charge. The brochures are posted on the Web site. The ABS Education Alliance was established in 1995 to educate the driving public about the benefits and effective use of anti-lock braking systems, a technology which, when activated, prevents wheels from locking up and allows the driver to maintain steering control of his or her vehicle.