Re: oversteer vs. understeer

["Frank J. Bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 05:47 PM 3/15/99 -0800, Trisha Blethen wrote:
>After reading that long, complicated disertation on the digest, I
>decided to pass this simple one that I learned in racing school. 
>Understeer -- car won't turn in......scares the sh*t out of the driver. 
>Oversteer -- car turns in too much ....scares the sh*t out of the
>passenger.  
>Enough said.....simple, to the point, and understood by even my Mom! 

as the seated occupant of a motor vehicle, i can't understand why a
potential headfirst impact would be preferable to backing into the
obstruction...

frank