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
The cars are usually powered by the back wheels.
The cars are so powerful that when the driver pushes the pedal all the way down the back wheels spin faster than the car is travelling.
When the wheels are spinning faster than the car is traveling they lose traction (grip).
Traction (grip) is what keeps the car going in a straight line.
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