Anti-lock brakes revisited

We finally got our first snowfall of the year, about five inches. That was preceded by almost two inches of rain, which made the streets slippery underneath and snow packed on top. That brought out the snowplows and made driving a little dangerous. On my way to work New Year's Eve, I was again reminded how great anti-lock brakes are on my Jeep Grand Cherokee. This incident occurred at the same intersection as my two previous experiences. I am beginning to think this is an unlucky intersection for me. A road grader was plowing snow, approaching a stop sign. As I got near the intersection, the road grader driver decided he didn't have to stop and went right through the stop sign. I didn't realize road graders had the right-of-way through stop signs, especially when there is another vehicle coming. I slammed on the brakes, and the anti-lock system went into effect, stopping me just before I hit the road grader. With regular brakes, I'm sure I would have slid right into the road grader. Anti-lock brakes are a great feature. They've saved me a couple of times.