The Alliance's goal is to educate consumers by providing a better understanding of how ABS operates through a national outreach program to drivers. The Alliance members believe the benefits of ABS must be maximized through sound yet simple education on this critical driving system. If the first car has ABS, it can come to a stop without skidding. If the wheels of the second car lock, however, it can skid into the first car. It should be emphasized that in a rear-end collision, the driver who hits a car from behind is usually considered to be at fault.
Side impacts infer a loss of vehicle control.
Impacts with fixed objects, with the exception of cars parked or left on the road, imply the vehicle left the roadway. It may appear that ABS-equipped vehicles are more likely to suffer such increases in these types of crashes but, in fact, they are not. By eliminating rear-wheel lock, they provide increased directional stability and prevent the vehicle from running off the road. Drivers of RWAL vehicles, on the other hand, control the braking and thus the lock prevention capabilities of the front wheels. With just enough force applied, the driver of an RWAL vehicle can maintain control.