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Originally Posted by jarviz
If you were cruising (35mph) on a highway with snow/slush on the ground, wouldn't it be easier to recover if the car begins to slide out with traction off?
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Kinda, but ultimately, no.
While having the computer fighting your inputs does make advance slide control techniques nigh impossible, it can still react much faster than any human can. Additionally, it has greater control over some aspects of the car than you do (individual brake control for one). The big problem is that in the situation where a car that's going along perfectly straight and fine suddenly begins to rotate, the car is often beyond simple driver intervention. Compounding this is the fact that it's never when the driver expects it to happen. Even a F1 driver can be caught out.
The best option is a combination of skilled driving and computer assist. A skilled driver will be aware of road conditions and can use techniques to minimize the possibility of a sudden and surprising loss of control. In the event that traction suddenly drops away, the computer can jump in fast to nudge the car back on-line before things get beyond the point of no return.