Vehicle handling
The back of your car slides out to the right in a skid. Which way should you steer to correct it?
- To the left, away from the skid
- Straight ahead without turning
- Sharply to the left, then hard right
- To the right, in the same direction the rear is slidingCorrect
Why?
Rule 119 of The Highway Code says to correct a rear-wheel skid you steer into the skid: if the rear slides to the right, steer to the right until the wheels line up again. Avoid oversteering, which can cause a skid the other way.
Highway Code rule 119