caravan stability control

No idea how the tugs anti sway system works, but ALKO system does not apply to individual brakes on the van. It simply applies brakes to all wheels on the van fitted with brakes - seems an expensive way of manually doing the same if you have a decent brake controller!
Only way to control sway is to have a correctly set up van matched to a suitable tub and be aware of all the weights concerned.

When dealers start showing how SRS air bags work maybe then the can also demonstrate how stability control works!

Stability control is not a sure thing in avoiding and accident or injury, it's like playing Russian Roulette...... some times you win, other times you don't

olcoolone

You have seen the ads on TV, the stability control ads never shows a crash, works everytime and always steers around the danger.

Not sure SRS airbags are what we are talking about though. They are after the crash items not before the event.

Bantam, I agree with you entirely. But having said that, I have been agreeably surprised by my foresters stability control. Once when towing slowly on greasy slushy gravel, yawing and steering to corect, and suddenly we were straight. And once not towing, and cornering and a bit inattentive and slightly too fast on gravel. Just as I started to correct, it was done for me.
For an old fart it is a bit of a bonus.
regards martycon.

AHH yes, but this is the whole point.

Things like stability control, ABS brakes and the like can for some, some situations be a great thing.

But we have drivers, designers and vehicles that depend on these features to maintain stability for normal function under ordinary situations.

Some of the american derived brands have never been able to design well balanced and well behaved braking systems to save themselves,( just like they struggle to make a car corner in a civilised manner) the advent of ABS has allowed their vehicles to at last behave consistently under brakes.
The better of the Japanese and European brands on the other hand prior to and without the need for ABS had consistent and well balanced braking systems that stopped exceedingly well.

Thus, if you drive certain american derived vehicles, it does not take much to provoke a reaction from the ABS system, where the vehicles with well designed braking systems, one has to be quite agressive to have any need of the ABS.

As a result, the vehicles with well designed braking systems stop very well before the ABS comes into play and sooo well they taunt the laws of physics with the ABS doing its job.

The same situation applies to electronic stability control and any of the other electronic drive aids.

The we have the drivers who wet or dry in a vehicle that is good or bad will consistently push their luck with the capacity of the vehicle.

There is no substitute for a well thaught out design and in the case of a caravan....a rig that is well within capacity, properly set up and handled.

cheers

Bantam, I agree with you wholeheartedly, and unreservably. And thus have no further comment.
kind regards, marty.