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lack of ESP
- Thread starter Barron
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In June 2006, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety in the US released a study showing that up to 10,000 fatal US crashes could be avoided annually if all vehicles were equipped with ESC The study concluded that ESC reduces the likelihood of all fatal crashes by 43 percent, fatal single-vehicle crashes by 56 percent, and fatal single-vehicle rollovers by 77-80 percent. ESC is described as the most important advance in auto safety since the seat belt by many experts.
Those numbers include SUVs where the benefit is very high, but even just for cars the benefits in reducing the risk of crashes and deaths are substantial.
But you're a young male sporty car driver. So you don't care about safety. You're not going to crash. You know that people like you have the highest risk of crashing and killing yourself on the roads, but its not going to happen to you. Only to someone else.
You only care about handling. You don't need ESC because you're a better driver than everyone else on the road, except perhaps Lewis Hamilton (who just lost his licence in France).
Those numbers include SUVs where the benefit is very high, but even just for cars the benefits in reducing the risk of crashes and deaths are substantial.
But you're a young male sporty car driver. So you don't care about safety. You're not going to crash. You know that people like you have the highest risk of crashing and killing yourself on the roads, but its not going to happen to you. Only to someone else.
You only care about handling. You don't need ESC because you're a better driver than everyone else on the road, except perhaps Lewis Hamilton (who just lost his licence in France).
It may have it. My old 02 plate 172 had it. Was a July 2002 car. I think it was introduced as standard in July 2002.
Barron
ClioSport Club Member
Turbo S,Exige,R5,182
You'll be in a hedge in no time then!! 
To be fair, the only time it's come in usefull for me on the road is the traction control part of it stopping the front wheels from spinning in the wet.
Though the full ESP saved my arse on track around combe, as the back end stepped out and the car just sorted itself as I sat there begining to cry.
To be fair, the only time it's come in usefull for me on the road is the traction control part of it stopping the front wheels from spinning in the wet.
Though the full ESP saved my arse on track around combe, as the back end stepped out and the car just sorted itself as I sat there begining to cry.
You'll be in a hedge in no time then!!
To be fair, the only time it's come in usefull for me on the road is the traction control part of it stopping the front wheels from spinning in the wet.
Though the full ESP saved my arse on track around combe, as the back end stepped out and the car just sorted itself as I sat there begining to cry.
Are you sure esp controls the rear wheels? I know it helps understeer i wasnt aware it controlled rear wheels too
You'll be in a hedge in no time then!!
To be fair, the only time it's come in usefull for me on the road is the traction control part of it stopping the front wheels from spinning in the wet.
Though the full ESP saved my arse on track around combe, as the back end stepped out and the car just sorted itself as I sat there begining to cry.
Are you sure esp controls the rear wheels? I know it helps understeer i wasnt aware it controlled rear wheels too
It controls all 4 wheels. Dabs the brakes on the rear if it needs to to correct the path of the car.
Thanks
