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
What you’re describing occurs when a rear wheel drive car (like a Mustang) spins both its rear wheels. When this happens, the rear of the car will slide (left or right) and turn the car. When this happens the front of the car no longer points down the road, but rather towards a sidewalk or whatever and drives into it. The best way to prevent this is to keep the rear wheels from spinning. You can also counter steer by turning the steering wheel in the opposite direction (keep the front wheels pointing straight down the road). This is can easily get out of hand if you don’t know what you’re doing.
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