My eldest son passed his driving test 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately, last Friday he had his first accident, driving well below the posted speed limit but on a slightly icy, slippery road. From his own account and from that of his passenger, the error occurred almost certainly due to braking slightly late and then too heavily. Thankfully, nobody was hurt but the car did not fare so well. The car he was driving (mine) does not have ABS braking, but the car in which he had all his lessons does. He therefore had little or no experience of driving a car without ABS, and while ABS may not have avoided the accident, it may have helped. I wonder whether you could point this out to other parents of newly-passed young motorists as it is not something that had even occurred to me. A car without ABS is not going to be nearly as forgiving for the inexperienced driver as one so equipped. It may also be worth pointing out to instructors so that they can also make this point to their pupils.