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Difficulty: MediumSkidding and Control Loss Recovery

While accelerating onto a rain-slicked highway entrance ramp, your rear drive wheels lose traction, causing the back of your vehicle to fishtail. Which of the following is the correct immediate action to regain vehicle control?

  1. Ease off the gas pedal smoothly and steer in the direction you want the front of the vehicle to go.Answer
  2. B
    Steer sharply away from the direction of the slide while holding the accelerator steady.
  3. C
    Slam forcefully on the brake pedal to quickly stop the spinning drive wheels.
  4. D
    Increase accelerator pressure slightly to force the drive tires to bite into the road surface.

Answer

Ease off the gas pedal smoothly and steer in the direction you want the front of the vehicle to go.
During an acceleration skid on slippery pavement, the drive wheels lose traction because engine power exceeds available tire grip. Removing foot pressure from the gas pedal reduces engine torque to the drive wheels, allowing tire tread to re-engage with the road surface, while steering toward the intended path brings the vehicle back into alignment.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the cause of traction loss (acceleration/power skid).
Excess power delivered to drive wheels caused rear tires to spin and slide.
Recognizing wheel spin dictates the corrective foot-pedal control needed.
2
Modulate the foot pedals by releasing pressure from the accelerator without slamming the brakes.
Engine power to drive wheels drops, allowing tires to resume rolling friction.
Sudden braking transfers weight forward unnaturally and worsens rear traction loss.
3
Steer smoothly in the intended direction of travel.
Front tires guide the vehicle back into alignment as rear traction recovers.
Corrective steering aligns tire rotation with vehicle momentum.

Key Concept

Acceleration Skid Recovery
Estimated Time:1m 0s
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Skidding and Control Loss Recovery

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