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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The best explanation I’ve heard is: Steer so you keep the front wheels in front of the back wheels. If the back wheels are sliding to the right, steer to the right so the front wheels stay in front of them.