Hamilton Backs Anti-Skid System

One of the projects we have been working on for some time is the project of Electronic Stability Control (or ESC) education.

My daily global search of all things SKIDCAR alerted me to an event in Glasgow, Scotland. "BIG ON GLASGOW" reported on F-1 Champion Lewis Hamilton supporting the use of Electronic Stability Control in street cars. The numbers given within the story are very interesting and telling of what a secret ESC really is to many people. I would think that these numbers could possibly represent our impressions and knowledge of what ESP can do for us in America as well.

Enjoy!


Hamilton backs anti-skid system

July 12, 2010 @ 11:07 pm Posted By BIG ON News

A car anti-skid protection system that too few Britons are using has been displayed by motor racing star Lewis Hamilton.

Only two in five drivers know of the existence of electronic stability control (ESC) with an AA/Populus poll showing that more than a quarter of 18 to 34-year-olds see the system as pointless.

ESC was shown off by Hamilton – who finished second in Sunday’s British Grand Prix – at a safety event at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire.

The AA said that although ESC has the potential to save 250 lives a year in the UK, car showroom staff had not promoted the system enough.

While 27-28% of 18 to 34-year-olds saw ESC as pointless, only 13-14% of over-55s shared this view, the AA said.