Anti-Lock Brake System commonly known as ABS to general public is a special feature created for two wheeler vehicles to prevent them from getting slipped or misbalance while applying extreme brakes on roads.
Its function is to provide the rider in tight situations and it was never designed to take over basic safety precautions and manoeuvres.
By allowing the rider to apply the absolute maximum braking force possible repeatedly without losing grip, the bike will obviously stop faster.
It might be a small feature but is very important for Indian roads. A recent survey showed about 29.3 per cent i.e. 1.39 lakh people die on roads were two wheeler users. As a passionate rider and instructor I have experienced crashes because of other person’s Ignorance of road regulations.
ABS is definitely an urgent call for Indian motorcyclists, and the prime reason is lack of education of road safety and regulation in India. Huge chunk of people are unaware of existence of road rules, hence endangering life of both the rider and self while crossing. A sudden rash decision either by the person on or off road lead to life threating chances. Thus ABS plays a vital role in minimizing such incidences.
Due to the volume of data collected by the surveys, government has mandate that all two wheelers above 125cc engines (cylinder capacity) must compulsory be provided with ABS from 1st April 2018.