What jonas said above.
In the situation you described, if your car had no ABS you would certainly hit the car in the front.
ABS is a great thing because not only prevents the wheels from locking, minimizing the stopping distance, but it allows one to steer safely while braking hard, something which is almost impossible without ABS.
In cold winter climates switching to winter tires shorten a lot the braking distance, be it on wet or dry tarmac.
There are, of course, situations where the ABS is not recommended but these are unique cases and do not apply to every day driving.
In the situation you described, if your car had no ABS you would certainly hit the car in the front.
ABS is a great thing because not only prevents the wheels from locking, minimizing the stopping distance, but it allows one to steer safely while braking hard, something which is almost impossible without ABS.
In cold winter climates switching to winter tires shorten a lot the braking distance, be it on wet or dry tarmac.
There are, of course, situations where the ABS is not recommended but these are unique cases and do not apply to every day driving.
