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, at 09:51:20 on Sun, 26 Oct 2014, Recliner
remarked:
Don't all modern cars have traction control? I thought it was mandatory in
the EU.

If it is, then it's passed me by. Seems a bit of an overkill for an
entry-level Ford Focus. And of course we don't all buy new cars (my
current one is an "R" reg).

Ok, I'm five days early:
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/electron...n-new-eu-cars/

That's not traction control; it seems to be Nanny saying "don't go round
a corner on opposite lock".

Only applies to cars "launched", it says. So at least people can
continue to make cars (launched previously) where a good driver can
steer both ends (the front with the wheel, the back with the foot).

How does this initiative affect Rally cars?
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Roland Perry