Anti-lock braking (ABS)

04.06.2011 00:23

Anti-lock braking (ABS)

1) Anti-lock braking system. A safety system by which vehicle brakes are prevented from locking the road wheels thereby preventing skidding. Works by rapidly applying and releasing brakes so as to prevent wheel lock-up, which would induce a skid.

Source: David Lowe. The Dictionary of Transport and Logistics. Kogan Page, 2002. – P.11 (288 p.)




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