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Loss of Control Acornering skid is best handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. Let us review what driving experts say about whatIf your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the happens when the three control systems (brakes,accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want steering and acceleration) do not have enough frictionthe vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough, where the tires meet the road to do what the driveryour vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready has asked. for a second skid if it occurs. In any emergency, do not give up. Keep trying to steerOf course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice, and constantly seek an escape route or area of lessgravel or other material is on the road. For safety, danger. you will want to slow down and adjust your driving to Skidding these conditions. It is important to slow down on slippery surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle.vehicle control more limited. Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonableWhile driving on a surface with reduced traction, try care suited to existing conditions, and by not “overdriving”your best to avoid sudden steering, acceleration those conditions. But skids are always possible.or braking (including engine braking by shifting to a Thethreetypesofskidscorrespondtoyourvehicle’slower gear). Any sudden changes could cause the tires three control systems. In the braking skid, your wheelsto slide. You may not realize the surface is slippery are not rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too muchuntil your vehicle is skidding. Learn to recognize warning speedorsteeringinacurvecausestirestoslipandloseclues — such as enough water, ice or packed snow cornering force. And in the acceleration skid, too muchon the road to make a “mirrored surface” — and slow throttle causes the driving wheels to spin.down when you have any doubt. Remember: Any anti-lock brake system (ABS) helps avoid only the braking skid. 4-13

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