How to Handle a Skid
A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car. ~ Kenneth Tynan
If you drive in winter weather, inevitably this will happen to you one day.
Here are the two cardinal rules to follow
should you find yourself having to handle a skid.
Rear wheel, front wheel and four wheel skids have different handling characteristics.
Use these techniques to steer your way out of each type of skid.
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* Icy, Slippery or Snow Covered Roads
* Driving in Bad Weather – Part 1
* Driving in Bad Weather – Part 2
* Driving in a Blizzard
* Driving in an Ice Storm (video)
* Driving in Fog
* Handling a Skid
* Handle a Skid on Snow or Ice (video)
* Skidding To Make a Turn?
And for the season it was winter, and they that know the winters of that country know them to be sharp and violent, and subject to cruel and fierce storms. ~ William Bradford
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