ESCs: Preventing Accidents Waiting to Happen

Tractor trailer operators contend that more effective electronic stability control systems are needed. Recently the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a paper exploring the overall effectiveness rates of electronic stability control systems (ESCs) and roll stability control systems in trucks and tractor trailers. ESCs are designed to prevent rollovers and crashes by helping the driver maintain vehicle control while brakes are electronically applied, and in essence overriding human error. According to the author's research, ESCs can prevent crashes by upwards of 71% under dry conditions. What do you foresee in the future for newer, improved ESCs? Do you think it's possible for an electronic system to override human error entirely?

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