I fully agree. Today’s cars have a lot of safety/driver aids that compensate for lack of ability of the driver. The driver doesn’t realise that they still have to DRIVE the car. They get into situations they think the car will sort out for them. I like the retro driving feel of my Morgan but would like ABS for added assurance. It is easy to lock the front wheels and getting a true feel for braking has to be learned. OK you can read the road to prevent hard braking but can get caught out by other motorists. How many have heard of cadence braking? How many have tried learning it? How many times have you felt your ABS kick in when braking? The same applies to other things on any car. Steering feel, engine response, quality of tyres to name a few. I remember a few firsts. Disc brakes...WOW! Power steering.....WOW!
