It is important to know how to control a skid. Firstly keep both hands on the steering wheel and try not to panic. Ease off the accelerator and look where you want your car to go and keep your focus there even if your car starts to spin. Eye-hand coordination is incredibly important.
For a rear wheel or all wheel skid in which your car starts to spin out of line, steer into the skid, which basically means that you steer to the same side as the back end of the car is sliding towards. This can be difficult as your instinct is to steer in the opposite direction to the skid. If you find yourself in a front wheel skid straighten the steering wheel.
Almost all vehicles are now fitted with ABS (assisted brake steering) and don’t be afraid to follow the “stomp and steer” advice. ABS is not designed to help you to stop sooner it is a mechanism that allows you to keep steering while breaking and can make a tremendous difference. If you feel the brake pedal vibrating or trembling under your foot or a faint tapping noise while you are braking it is just the ABS doing its job. Keep on with the ABS until you bring the vehicle under control.
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