Anti lock braking — Delaware Permit Test

Anti lock braking on the Delaware permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

With anti-lock brakes (ABS), brake as hard as possible and, if necessary, steer to avoid crashing.

Pumping ABS brakes, as with old brakes, lets the car travel farther before it stops.

With ABS you should brake as hard as possible and, if necessary, steer to avoid crashing.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.115

Without ABS, brake as hard as possible without locking the wheels.

Locked wheels slide, and a sliding car cannot be steered around what is ahead.

Without ABS, you should brake as hard as possible without locking the wheels.

Delaware Driver Manual, p.115

On the test

In an emergency stop in a car with ABS, how should you brake?

Brake as hard as possible and steer. Pumping ABS brakes, as with old brakes, lets the car travel farther before it stops. Delaware Driver Manual, p.115: “With ABS you should brake as hard as possible and, if necessary, steer to avoid crashing.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.