If being safe while driving is important to you, then you should expect the car you drive on a daily basis be equipped with the best braking system available. In addition a little feature referred to as traction control would also benefit your safety. In any weather vehicles equipped with ABS brakes and traction control are able to come to a halt much sooner than vehicles without either of these features. Today the majority of manufacturers recognise the importance of ABS brakes and traction control, and most new vehicles are equipped with an ABS braking system as standard, traction control however, remains an option extra. Until just a few years ago, ABS brakes were a cost option on many mainstream vehicles. if you're in the market for a used car built before 2000, you need to assure yourself that it's equipped either with ABS brakes or traction control or both. If it isn't equipped with either maybe you should consider something safer.