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Originally Posted by crazyhorse
ABS can be a good tool in the wet. On ice, or gravel however it can actually increase your stopping distances. On glare ice an auto trans car with ABS will never stop  It will slow to whatever speed the car naturally idles at, until you take it out of gear. I've owned 3 cars with ABS, and all 3 did this. Just so you don't think I'm trashing one MFG they were a Ford, GM and a Subie.
So what about stability control? Do we need our cars to say "Excuse me sir, but I feel you've carried too much speed into that nasty corner. Let me scrub some of that off for you."
And the black boxes. Do we NEED crash data recorders to tell on us?
I won't go into OnStar's tracking capabilities for fear of sparking a political debate. |
ABS would have saved my MX6 from being rear ended and totaled
some of these features CAN really help people, Volvo's collision litigation system, pre-charging the brakes when a collision is eminent can save precious
seconds. Its nearly impossible to roll an XC90 over on even ground. New drivers can benefit from traction control, taking sharp turns too fast can cause loss of traction. It can all happen so fast a noob wouldnt know what to do.
I understand both sides thou. During racing, The only time I would want these systems on is when im learning a new car's limits.