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First of all this isn't directed at any individual or individuals, nor do I expect to change anyone's mind.
Unfortunately 64% of drivers think that they are "Better than average" which means a significant percentage of us overestimate our abilities.
I'm the first to call out that there are way better drivers around than I am; even before this thread started, and yes I've done lots of Advanced Driver Training and track days and a bit of competition, and I've owned a number of high performance cars.
Personally for those of you who for some reason feel that you need to turn them off because they are limiting your driving in some way on a public road - you are doing it wrong.
From personal experience at Lakeside in an M3 (BMW Driver training Level III so I wasn't being gentle with it), at Mt Cotton in a 911 Turbo, they were faster with the nannies on.
There's a reason they banned most of the nannies from F1 (And it wasn't because it was a) making it dangerous, or b) slowing the cars down).
Justify why you turn them off on the public road (to yourself) all you like - but don't base it on your perception of your own expertise, or on the basis that "we never used to have it", or even that in some warped way it's safer.
You aren't that good (I know I'm not), there's a reason we have them now, and it isn't.
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