A hairy demo of why an Electronic Stability Program is a good idea on an artic says Biglorryblog!

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This is the last of the video clips I shot at the Mercedes-Benz safety seminar last Thursday and shows (albeit briefly) an Actros artic negotiating the industry standard 'Double-S' stability manoeuvre at the Stuttgart test track - but without its Electronic Stability Control connected. Believe me when the cones started flying Biglorryblog beat a hasty retreat - and as you can see those stability outriggers were definitely needed otherwise, belive me, that rig would have rolled over... Now click through here to see what it's like with ESP functioning...

This time at the same speed but with no out-riggers, and no drama. Take Biglorryblog's word for it...ESP works. As any cone will testify!

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Vic Hungerford

Slowing down a bit for corners works too, Brian, and is probably a bit easier on the tyres.

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