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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tires can only do so much at one time (either turn left/right or speed up/slow down) before they start to slip. if you turn away from the skid, you’re making the tire try and do too much.

it’s better to turn the wheel so it starts gripping again, then gradually turn the direction you want to go

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