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Is "steer into the slide" the same thing as the above comment to "steer where you want to go"? I literally don't know what steering into the slide means. If my
by sgustard 10y ago
Is "steer into the slide" the same thing as the above comment to "steer where you want to go"? I literally don't know what steering into the slide means. If my front end is sliding right and my back end is sliding left then I should steer which way?
- tvon 10y ago"Steer into the slide" means if your car is rotating clockwise you steer left such that you reduce the friction on the front end (by turning the wheels so they roll instead of slide) and maintain the friction on the back end (given the wheels will not be pointing forward). (edit: depending on how far you've already rotated, but I'm speaking as if the front of the car is still ahead of the back of the car)
- krschultz 10y agoBest explained by video. There are many on YouTube, this one happens to have a lot of views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAi0fes4OC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAi0fes4OC4
- Spooky23 10y agoIf you're on an icy road (or other low traction surface like oiled stone or gravel) and your car starts pointing/moving/spinning to the left, you want to turn left to keep the front wheels moving and regain control and dump as much speed as possible without locking the wheels. Don't touch the brakes until you have traction! That's counter-intuitive for many people as typically you want to actually go right. If you have a manual transmission and you know what you're doing, in some situations you can downshift and use the engine to slow you down more. But in my experience, it's a "nice to have" vs a must for passenger vehicles. (different story for big trucks)