I don't know guys - I don't understand all the complaints about driving. To me, it's pretty simple, Don't floor it all the time! Could you imaging driving your real car with the gas pressed down all the time? It doesn't work that way, you'd be out of control in a second. Just lke the game.
Quit flooring it all the time and learn to work those accelerators properly. Slow down for the turns (hit the brake? What??), then punch it going out, that's real driving.
Also - what car you're driving has a LOT to do with it! Old muscle cars slide all OVER the place (especially if your floor it) and are about useless in turns unless you slow way down. Little burners tend to handle turns great, but are VERY light, and bumps (curbs, especially) will bounce them around like crazy. You have to tailor your driving to the vehicle you have.