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Old 04-28-2018, 05:39 AM   #1
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Does electronic aids help or ...

Hi,

Just want to get some opinions.

Was taking a left corner on my BRZ when the car suddenly steer more towards left in a 'floating manner'.
(i suppose the torque vectoring kicks in). Est 60m/hr wet surface.
I have to immediately steer right to prevent hitting the car on the left lane.
And when it steer too much to the right, i have to counter steer and reduce gas to finally straighten the car.

Been driving for 20+yrs on traditional car w/o electronic aids.
Any under/over steers, i must have sub-consciously corrected them in the past
Being alive is testimonial to this as i do drive spiritedly though i wouldnt consider myself a highly aggressive driver.

I have seen quite a few accident online which have 'similar' signature (bouncing left/right) prior the crash.
The most common comments from denizen is how bad the driver is.
I was thinking its the electronic that somehow surprises the driver,
with the driver trying hard to 'correct or over-correct' the unexpected steering, which resulted in the sorry state.

In summary, is the electronic helping,
esp for experience driver with limited exposure to electronic ?

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EivFh-URPlM"]Original footage. Singapore Lexus LFA Crash - YouTube[/ame]
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