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On numerous occasions the electronic aids have prevented me from losing the back end, mostly during times of slippery/icy road conditions on the highway where I deliberately (and indeliberately) try to accelerate too fast.
In my 1st or 2nd year of ownership, I met a freak snowstorm on the highway (while running the prius tires). I had the electronic aids off and lost control before I even had the chance to react - ended up in the ditch. It was a stupid thing to have the aids off in those conditions and will never do it again.
On the other hand, when I had the chance to take my car on an ice driving course on a frozen lake, I found it much easier to predict the dynamics of car, as well as apply driving output (steering and countersteering) when the aids were completely off.
Just my 2 cents!
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