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Antilock brakes are designed to help drivers avoid crashes. When a driver hits regular brakes hard, the wheels may lock and the motorcycle may skid. Wheel lockup can result in longer stopping distances, loss of steering control and, when road friction is uneven, loss of stability if the motorcycle begins to spin. The main advantage of antilocks is that they can reduce these problems on wet and slippery roads. Antilocks work with a motorcycle's normal service brakes to decrease stopping distance and increase the control and stability of the motorcycle during hard braking. The principle behind antilocks is that a skidding wheel provides less stopping force and control than a wheel that is rotating. Antilocks prevent wheels from skidding by monitoring the speed wheel and automatically pulsing the brake pressure on wheel if skidding occurs. Antilocks do make a difference in stopping distances on dry roads, although they can enhance vehicle stability and allow drivers to maintain steering control during emergency stops when conventional brakes might allow wheel lockup and skidding.
Antilocks however do make a substantial reduction in braking distance during poor driving conditions like – Wet Roads, Oil/water slippage, marshy roads, sandy surface, ice-laden surface et. al.
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