WhoseGeneration wrote:Kimosabe wrote: but I've never had to control a skid.
It's all about learning, right?
Never having had to control a skid, that's down to the fact that you have always been driving in an AD way.
Learning to experience skid control, just pay and play somewhere. Though as Horse has previously said, it's doubtful whether public roads provide the space, considering others possibly there, to correct without damage.
The only circumstance I'd expect an AD to have to correct a skid would be at an already slow speed on ice or very snow covered roads.
I've been looking into spending some time at Goodwood skid pan but someone told me recently that due to building development, the skid pan company who runs it might no longer operate there. The slightest hint of a skid around here brings out the locals and such events usually make the local rag, so Asda car park it is then
I found it interesting to play with ABS on quieter roads (mirrors) so perhaps that's a more likely scenario to work on than a skid, what with it being Pheasant season and all ... All the same, as I say, if it crosses my path (pardon the pun) I like to make an effort to learn more about it.
So I have a RWD Mx5 and a 4WD Land Rover. Just out of interest, I'd like to know more about how they break away and where their limits are. As you say, I'm rarely anywhere near where I think the limit of grip is on the road but knowing more about it can't hurt on those rare occasions when people aren't queueing at 40ish on NSLs.
In terms of control, I find 3:15 gives me less to do under all but the more angular of manoeuvres. In terms of airbag deployment, does it make any difference as regards potential injuries?