Seen many videos of fast cars (mustangs especially lol) accelerating in a straight line and then losing control and going into the curb/crowd. What would cause it to do that when the wheels are just pointed straight ahead?
How does one prevent or control this?
In: Engineering
Cars might be pointed perfectly straight but the road may not be perfectly even.
Small bumps or dips in the road can upset the balance of the vehicle, and at high speeds that could be enough to send the car left and right. Good reflexes and knowing how to properly counter-steer, and apply brakes/throttle should be able to correct this.
But let’s be honest, most guys doing this aren’t exactly doing high speed racing regularly and are most likely panicking once the car starts pitching one way and not properly correcting for it.
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