I know exactly what he is talking about...first time mine kicked in it scared me to death and dang near got hit.
Somewhere in the minds of the designers they decided drivers had no idea how to handle wet pavement...so if your wheels spin this dad-blasted ESP kicks in and slows the power going to the wheels....Think of a jake brake on an 18 wheeler, it slows the RPM's. Maybe not a bad design but if you have no idea when/why it kicks in your just a sitting duck. Mine kick in the first time when trying to merge into traffic.
So I guess it was a ranting session!