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Originally Posted by Kestrel
The nannies are designed to keep a retarded monkey from doing burnouts, and to give you more traction on slippery/sandy roads.
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Well, I suppose you are entitled to your own opinion, as is everyone here.
But here are some quotes from the IIHS and NHTSA (pretty sure they are safety experts):
"NHTSA estimates electronic stability control is going to save 5,300 to 9,600 lives and prevent 156,000 to 238,000 injuries in all types of crashes annually."
"IIHS states that about half of the fatal passenger vehicle crashes that occur each year involve a single vehicle. The IIHS says equipping vehicles with stability control can reduce the risk of involvement in these crashes by nearly 50 percent. It may also reduce the risk of rollovers by more than 70 percent."
I'm not saying we shouldn't have fun with our cars. If you want boring transportation buy a Camry. But setting the car's VSC in sport mode instead of shutting it totally off will probably not limit fun at all on city streets and may save people (some of us?) from ending up in a tree or worse.
