Lexus Pushes the Safety Envelope for the Rest of Us

I?ll have a formal write-up later but the pics speak a thousand words? ABS is known in the automotive world as the ubiquitous Anti-lock Brake system but in reality, what does this really describe? It does not allow braking? It stops locking the brakes but??? It helps to keep the car straight when you bury your foot into the brake pedal?