Towing Safety Tech
So if you guys folks follow some of my posts, you probably know I think there’s a lot more to towing safely than just meeting the truck towing numbers (payload, GVWR, GCVWR, tire ratings, axle ratings...
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I’ll be the old man, at age 47 here, and say I don’t really like any of that chit.
Wife’s car has all that stuff and the lane departure is fun to ply with, see how long it will steer for you before it yells at you!
I’ve turned off the active collision avoidance. It activated a few times, falsely, and the brakes on that car stop faster than virtually everything else on the road and it almost got us rear ended.
Adaptive cruise is kinda nice, but it is slow to react if it’s “adapting” and you change lanes to go around someone. So not safe in moderate traffic. Imo. And not needed in low volume traffic.
Towing is a different situation and if you think that stuff is making you safer, then you need to re-assess your driving abilities IMO.
Wife’s car has all that stuff and the lane departure is fun to ply with, see how long it will steer for you before it yells at you!
I’ve turned off the active collision avoidance. It activated a few times, falsely, and the brakes on that car stop faster than virtually everything else on the road and it almost got us rear ended.
Adaptive cruise is kinda nice, but it is slow to react if it’s “adapting” and you change lanes to go around someone. So not safe in moderate traffic. Imo. And not needed in low volume traffic.
Towing is a different situation and if you think that stuff is making you safer, then you need to re-assess your driving abilities IMO.
