View Single Post
Old 09-04-2008, 08:22 PM   #18 (permalink)
HDi fun
Moderator
Torque Junkie
Car: Peugeot 406
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SOUTH EAST
Posts: 2,457
HDi fun has much to be proud ofHDi fun has much to be proud ofHDi fun has much to be proud ofHDi fun has much to be proud ofHDi fun has much to be proud ofHDi fun has much to be proud ofHDi fun has much to be proud ofHDi fun has much to be proud of
Default Re: Cornering discussion.

Nearly all of it is 'do-able'. I agree that ABS on loose snow can be a bit of a problem, but then, slow down soon enough and it'll be OK. As for braking on bends, yes, you can use sudden and short jabs to adjust the car's attitude but the one thing you can't do is apply all four brakes independently.

Hence the reason for keeping things balanced and neutral from the start.

In an emergency the electronics will certainly do a better job than the driver who's lost control (of course they would, because the driver wouldn't have lost control if his skills were deployed properly).

But relying upon these systems is silly, it's just using up the extra margin of safety on offer.
HDi fun is offline   Reply With Quote