The original question regarding good tires vs ABS brings me to add this, I would prefer a well maintained vehicle with high quality tires, brakes, etc without the bells and whistles such as ABS. And I feel that an experienced and responsible driver in a well maintained vehicle likely has a better safety record than drivers who wish to push the envelope of safety, depending on technology to save them. And my experience with ABS, going back to the system mandated on trucks over 40 years ago, indicates that the improvement in safety is marginal, at best. And usually only beneficial in circumstances that a responsible driver would have avoided.