deevel79
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Posted this over at the driveaccord forum but being a former civic owner and member of this site I figured I'd give you guys the heads u as well.
This past wknd I was driving south on the West Side Highway in NYC and I ended up behind a vehicle that was driving extremely slow. When the left lane opened up I slowed down a bit to give myself some space to switch lanes then briskly accelerated. There was a vehicle approximately 3-4 car lengths ahead of me and Honda's sensing must have sensed that I was accelerating too quickly and applied the braking system so hard that it felt as if the car was going to do an endo! My plan was to accelerate around the car in front of me that was going very slow and instead the car's braking system kicked in so aggressively that it could have actually caused an accident had I decided to switch lanes at that point or if someone was following closely behind. I slid forward in my seat and my chest had it not been for the seat belt would have hit the steering wheel. That's how hard it was.
This has happened to me on a few occasions already so I just turn off the crash mitigation feature as I feel it can cause an accident rather than prevent one.
Now if you're a conservative driver then I guess this won't be a problem, but if you happen to be a driver who tends to weave in and out of lanes when driving then I highly suggest you shut this feature off as it has the tendency to aggressively apply the brakes at the worst possible moment.
I understand the purpose and benefits of the system, but attempting to bring the car to a dead stop while on the freeway with flowing traffic is flat out dangerous!
This past wknd I was driving south on the West Side Highway in NYC and I ended up behind a vehicle that was driving extremely slow. When the left lane opened up I slowed down a bit to give myself some space to switch lanes then briskly accelerated. There was a vehicle approximately 3-4 car lengths ahead of me and Honda's sensing must have sensed that I was accelerating too quickly and applied the braking system so hard that it felt as if the car was going to do an endo! My plan was to accelerate around the car in front of me that was going very slow and instead the car's braking system kicked in so aggressively that it could have actually caused an accident had I decided to switch lanes at that point or if someone was following closely behind. I slid forward in my seat and my chest had it not been for the seat belt would have hit the steering wheel. That's how hard it was.
This has happened to me on a few occasions already so I just turn off the crash mitigation feature as I feel it can cause an accident rather than prevent one.
Now if you're a conservative driver then I guess this won't be a problem, but if you happen to be a driver who tends to weave in and out of lanes when driving then I highly suggest you shut this feature off as it has the tendency to aggressively apply the brakes at the worst possible moment.
I understand the purpose and benefits of the system, but attempting to bring the car to a dead stop while on the freeway with flowing traffic is flat out dangerous!
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