The car knows best ....
 

http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...0/B01-9872.htm

Anti roll over systems are coming our way .. Darwin would be rolling in his
grave !

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ

Re: The car knows best ....
 

Ya know, if they took off a lot of the safety stuff there would be a lot less
vehicles on the road (just call it population control).



On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 02:40:51 GMT, "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote:

>>http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...0/B01-9872.htm
>>
>>Anti roll over systems are coming our way .. Darwin would be rolling in his
>>grave !
>>
>>Dave Milne, Scotland
>>'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>

Re: The car knows best ....
 

Ya know, if they took off a lot of the safety stuff there would be a lot less
vehicles on the road (just call it population control).



On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 02:40:51 GMT, "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote:

>>http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...0/B01-9872.htm
>>
>>Anti roll over systems are coming our way .. Darwin would be rolling in his
>>grave !
>>
>>Dave Milne, Scotland
>>'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>

Re: The car knows best ....
 

Ya know, if they took off a lot of the safety stuff there would be a lot less
vehicles on the road (just call it population control).



On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 02:40:51 GMT, "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote:

>>http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...0/B01-9872.htm
>>
>>Anti roll over systems are coming our way .. Darwin would be rolling in his
>>grave !
>>
>>Dave Milne, Scotland
>>'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
>>

Re: The car knows best ....
 

Dave Milne did pass the time by typing:
> http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...0/B01-9872.htm
>
> Anti roll over systems are coming our way .. Darwin would be rolling in his
> grave !

I dunno.. antiroll (stability control) is pretty nifty on the BMW X5.
You can just brainlessly press it into a corner with zero skill. But
it won't do beans all if you put it into a ditch or the other lane of
traffic. Given the depths of stupidity drivers today seem to plumb I
actually like the idea.

At least with most systems there is an on/off switch.
Just thinking what would happen if you mixed stability control
and off roading. Probably similar to ABS related loss of control.

--
DougW

Re: The car knows best ....
 

Dave Milne did pass the time by typing:
> http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...0/B01-9872.htm
>
> Anti roll over systems are coming our way .. Darwin would be rolling in his
> grave !

I dunno.. antiroll (stability control) is pretty nifty on the BMW X5.
You can just brainlessly press it into a corner with zero skill. But
it won't do beans all if you put it into a ditch or the other lane of
traffic. Given the depths of stupidity drivers today seem to plumb I
actually like the idea.

At least with most systems there is an on/off switch.
Just thinking what would happen if you mixed stability control
and off roading. Probably similar to ABS related loss of control.

--
DougW

Re: The car knows best ....
 

Dave Milne did pass the time by typing:
> http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...0/B01-9872.htm
>
> Anti roll over systems are coming our way .. Darwin would be rolling in his
> grave !

I dunno.. antiroll (stability control) is pretty nifty on the BMW X5.
You can just brainlessly press it into a corner with zero skill. But
it won't do beans all if you put it into a ditch or the other lane of
traffic. Given the depths of stupidity drivers today seem to plumb I
actually like the idea.

At least with most systems there is an on/off switch.
Just thinking what would happen if you mixed stability control
and off roading. Probably similar to ABS related loss of control.

--
DougW

Re: The car knows best ....
 

> Ya know, if they took off a lot of the safety stuff there would be a lot
> less
> vehicles on the road (just call it population control).

I kinda wish they would stop plowing and sanding the roads here in winter.
It would stop the migration uphill, and only those who are prepared would be
out in a snow.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: The car knows best ....
 

> Ya know, if they took off a lot of the safety stuff there would be a lot
> less
> vehicles on the road (just call it population control).

I kinda wish they would stop plowing and sanding the roads here in winter.
It would stop the migration uphill, and only those who are prepared would be
out in a snow.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Re: The car knows best ....
 

> Ya know, if they took off a lot of the safety stuff there would be a lot
> less
> vehicles on the road (just call it population control).

I kinda wish they would stop plowing and sanding the roads here in winter.
It would stop the migration uphill, and only those who are prepared would be
out in a snow.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California