Charlie Ters wrote on Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 07:15 pm:around a week ago, i nearly found this out the hard way, the car lost control so quickly, by the time i hit the brake, i already spun 180 degrees, and slide side-ways towards the footpath, and just (and i mean -just') avoided collecting both my axles (i was probably 5 cm away from the kerb).... it was probably funny for anyone watching, as i now was facing the traffic in the opposite direction but it wasnt funny as i learnt that abs doesnt work if your sliding sideways towards a kerb...