Originally Posted by enzo24

I'm really a bit scarred of the next car I have to buy. The electronics in cars have already gone much too far, like the "stability control" that starts applying corrections that aren't asked for by the driver. It's just as likely to cause a crash as prevent one.

Instead of trying to make cars safer, we should make drivers safer. Have driving schools actually teach you to DRIVE a car, not just parallel park. Scandinavian drivers have to train in accident avoidance on a wet surface. In the US, you might be told in a classroom session that you should "turn into a slide." That's all you get in terms of learning car control.

Fortunately lawmakers in a lot of states have at least recognized that using a cell phone while driving is stupidly dangerous.