why do you steer into the skid?

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So there was this video of a woman managing to avoid a crash by steering in a special way. I’m learning to drive rn and people keep saying if you skid you steer into it, but isn’t that the opposite of what it feels like you would do?

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Steering into the skid aligns the tread with the direction of motion, increasing the chance of regaining traction steering away basically puts you at a more severe angle tread vs direction, and doesn’t really change what’s happening in regards to control and motion direction.

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