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13296 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 4:56 PM
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Replying to: akirby (Nov 06, 2008 7:07 am) It has nothing to do with avoidance maneuvers. If at any time the front or rear of the car is not going in the direction of the steering wheel ESC will kick in. There are various reasons skid could occur or could be about to occur that are not due to avoidance. Stupid driving in slick conditions is one example that comes to mind.
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Replying to: baggs32 (Nov 06, 2008 10:08 am) As noted, ESC can't manufacture traction or go beyond physics. It's another safety device, of which stupidity can negate it's effectiveness. |
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Replying to: kdshapiro (Nov 06, 2008 1:33 pm) Go here and click on the 1.5 minute video on the right hand side. Almost every demonstration of ESC includes an emergency lane change.
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Replying to: akirby (Nov 06, 2008 2:23 pm) I'll repeat, one does not have to make an emergency manuever to have ESC kick in. I have some knowledge about ESC systems as my former car had one. ESC would kick in to keep the car from sliding or to stop the wheels from spinning. |
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Replying to: kdshapiro (Nov 06, 2008 3:09 pm)
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Replying to: kdshapiro (Nov 06, 2008 3:09 pm) ESC, and all the other safety features have their value, and help reduce accidents. That's great! The question I have is, when is it too much. ESC, ABS, Airbags, Seatbelt tensioners, lane change sensors, crumple zones, etc, etc,. All these safety features are adding to the price of our cars, so where do we draw the line? When the safety features cost more than the rest of the car? We may be close to that point now. 
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Replying to: elroy5 (Nov 06, 2008 4:02 pm) But that aside, I'd rather pay more for all the latest safety features than for stuff I don't need like nav systems, 100 gigawatt sound systems with disk arrays, DVDs, etc. etc.
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Replying to: kdshapiro (Nov 06, 2008 3:09 pm) However, it doesn't stop wheelspin - that's traction control and while TC is almost always included with ESC you can get TC without ESC in some vehicles.
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Replying to: backy (Nov 06, 2008 4:49 pm)
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Replying to: elroy5 (Nov 06, 2008 6:44 pm)  I don't think any car in this class has such a device anyway, does it?
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