I think you're talking about traction control.
The stability control systems I'm familiar with selectively brake individual
wheels to aid maintaining vehicle control and then only until control is
regained.
Kenneth Waller
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From: "Raimo K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: Self Portrait?
It´s not just anti-slip today. These electronics slow you down before you
know it, very hard to crash at those speeds. The computer takes control by
braking the wheels it thinks necessary. If the road is very slippery, it´s
very difficult to get the car even moving at all.
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
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From: "graywolf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: Self Portrait?
To me the thing is that when it gets that way you know you are near the
edge, with that fancy traction control you don't. Just because the robot
feedback seems stable does not mean you have any more reserve cornering
power than when driving manually. I would rather be scared, I may slow
down then rather than crash.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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keith_w wrote:
Paul Stenquist wrote:
True enough of the classic Bimmers. Contemporary BMWs with stability
control and traction control do fine. That's pretty much true of any
rear driver. Without an extremely talented driver or an equally
talented computer, they can be a handful in the rain. That being said,
I drove a 340 horsepower Chrysler 300C in the rain on Chrysler's test
track up in Auburn Hills. It has a stability control system based on
the Mercedes electronics. Try as I might, I couldn't get it to stumble
even on wet pavement with the pedal to the metal. With the system
switched off, keeping it on the straight and narrow required a very
delicate touch, and I found I couldn't equal the performance of the
electronics using just my brain and my foot.
Paul
Very interesting data point, Paul.
In a Chrysler, no less! How things have changed...
keith whaley
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