In a classic study done over a decade ago, Norwegian researchers looked at the way taxi drivers in Oslo behaved with and without airbags and anti-skid braking systems fitted to their vehicles.

I look at the newspaper and turn it this way and that on the table. Then I skid it close and read what it says.

Vehicle skid control systems can reduce understeer or oversteer, but they cannot change the laws of physics. Either way, it helps to know what to do when.