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Barry136,

The only way to describe it is really you can feel the back of the car zig zagging from side to side, like a dogs tail wagging. When you look through the rear view mirror, you can see the van moving from side to side, and feel it too

. I have only experienced this once, although it wasn't too bad, I remember my dad, who has hundreds of years experience pulling caravans, and is an instructor for the AdvancedDriver Institute thingy, telling me to "ease off on the gas", and it will correct.

 It worked for me, and now I am super careful about my speeds when I tow. This coupled with a watchful eye on other fast idiots overtaking, means I get there slower, but much safer.

You can't miss it when it happens, and it is quite scary... I would hate for it to have been worse, and I think if I had  a worse experience, it would have put me off towing, and I rather like being in the "girls that tow" club !!

Babyd

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good avice there about easing off.

ive heard some people say that you should accelerate through a snake, sounds very dodgy to me.

hold on tight , ease off i say.

Hi,

I believe that Alko are looking at an "ABS" type set up that detects the start of a snake and then using some intellegent software applies the caravan  brakes independently of the car (and each other) to straighten things up.

There was a demo playing at the NEC.

Clearly driving to the conditions is the key and, as stated above, sensible loadings.

I bet a caravan doing 30mph has never been written off due to a snaking incident, 45 perhaps, 55 certainly, and 75, frequently. There is also bad luck, the many variables being stacked against us at that precise moment in time.

Mr Ulti-Mate

PS

Yes it is scary...accidents happen, I do however feel many times safer in my van than sat cramped the back of an Squeesi Jet flight..even reading this post!

Yes it is scary...accidents happen, I do however feel many times safer in my van than sat cramped the back of an Squeesi Jet flight..even reading this post!

lmao,soooo true !!

Quote: Originally posted by bobabbeyuser on 19/3/2007

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Hi Bertie,

I've had cruise control on my Picasso for the last 3yrs- never got round to using it was nervouse i couldn't overide it quickly enough when overtaking etc.Will definatly give it a go now.Thanks for the reminder.

Bob G.

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