Horse wrote:Yes, that DSC will get him out of trouble.
jont wrote:Horse wrote:Yes, that DSC will get him out of trouble.
You could argue that the knowledge he had it got him into trouble. If you know there isn't any electronics to sort things out, you might drive more sensibly.
/replace airbags with a spike...
Garrison wrote:I hate to say this but I believe that mandatory fitments of stability controls to new car sales had and will continue to reduce actual accidents, regardless whether this increases near-misses or not.
StressedDave wrote:jont wrote:But I've thought for a while there should be an "idiot" feature - if you set the DSC off, you're probably driving too fast for the conditions/doing something silly, so the car goes into a reduced performance mode for a few minutes while you calm down.
perhaps one that turns the engine off completely would be appropriate.
Personally, I wouldn't ever turn it off on the road. Therefore, it would be obvious to tie it into the GPS which would detect 'off-road' usage e.g. on the circuit/airfield and permit disabling.
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