• ShepherdPie@midwest.social
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    7 months ago

    Traction control and stability control are two different things. Traction control checks for wheel slippage and either brakes or cuts power to the wheel that is slipping so that you maintain traction in inclement weather like rain, snow, and ice.

    Stability control adjusts your suspension on the fly to prevent G-forces from causing you to lose control of the vehicle.

    Your mention of Explorer and other SUV rollovers has little to do with modern CUVs as those were body on frame vehicles built with 1980s technology. CUVs are just taller modern sedans with unibody construction.

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        7 months ago

        Well, it’s a good thing you’re not then, right?

        Your own source calls this system “stability control.” Can you explain what traction has to do with rollovers? Adding more traction to the tires when you’re sliding sideways makes a rollover more likely…