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I recently saw this video of a car & trailer oscillating based on how the trailer is loaded, and thought it was really interesting to watch. https://m.youtube.

• giardini 10y ago
  Very similar but there was an additional degree-of-freedom, the driver's steering (and braking), which can either improve or worsen the situation. Initially I tried to countersteer to correct the oscillation, but I was too slow - the oscillation amplitude increased! Changing tactics to damping the oscillation by keeping the wheels as straight ahead as possible (and slowing) did the trick or I likely wouldn't be posting this!