Good points Shaun. I used to drive an ambulance and traffic accidents were the worst. I think the defensive driving courses with loss of control aspect reinforced should be mandatory. I used to instruct on Army driving courses, taking drivers with little or no experience and 6 weeks later they are driving 16 ton combos, then 12 months later we graduate them to 36 ton then if they show merit 60 ton +. We have few accidents and it is an attitude thing, but they get the loss of control stuff. When you know how hard it is to get control when it is lost accidentally (unlike an induced slide) then you go a bit easier. I drive the 220rwkw track car which sticks pretty good, and am constantly passed in the wet by young idiots and bimbos in their excels etc going too fast for the conditions.
I agree on the human organism. As a weapons engineer I know just how fragile it is.
It's not the car though, it is the driver and attitude adjustment that is critical.