How to act correctly as a driver when skidding, depending on the type of vehicle drive

• Skid
• Braking on slippery roads
• Anti-lock braking system
• Steering when skidding
• Skidding of a front-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive car
• Oversteer
• Skidding during hard acceleration
• Technique for getting a car out of a skid

Unreasonable braking on a slippery road leads to a skid of the car - everyone knows this. But can this problem only happen during hard braking? Do all of you know how skidding occurs and develops, how to deal with it and whether it can be avoided altogether?

I must admit to you in advance that the topic of skidding is difficult to perceive and understand. But this is not the worst thing. Theoretically, it is possible to understand the causes of skidding and methods of combating it. The problem is that when a skid occurs not on paper, but on a real road, many drivers fail to combine theory with practice.

In order to fully assimilate something, you need to “feel” this “something”. Therefore, the recommendation will be as follows. Pick a time, find a suitable location, and practice getting your car out of a skid using the information you've learned in this chapter and other books. If you dare to train, the first “accidental” skid on an ordinary road will not take you by surprise. In the meantime, I advise you to use your imagination more often, then what is written on paper will begin to take on real forms.

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Each wheel of a moving car has a certain coefficient of adhesion to the road surface. The value of this coefficient depends on many factors (travel speed, road surface material, tire pressure, vehicle load, weather conditions, wheel tire design, and much more). Calculating the coefficient of adhesion for a specific car in a specific situation is difficult and unnecessary. You only need to understand that the car “holds” to the road with a certain effort and that this effort is not unlimited.

Let's look at an example with braking. If it is necessary to reduce the speed, one driver simply removes the gas, another presses the brake pedal a little, and the third “with square eyes” puts so much pressure on the brakes that a little more and his foot along with the pedal will end up in the engine compartment.

In the latter case, the car’s wheels are no longer able to “cling” to the road; they become blocked and begin to slide. The car goes into skidding mode (no skidding yet).

Skidding is the sliding of car wheels on the road surface.

Most often, skidding begins due to excessive force when pressing the brake pedal. However, skidding can also occur when the gas pedal is pressed too hard “to the floor,” as a result of which the car’s wheels turn in place. When cornering at high speed, lateral skidding may occur, which is characterized by a specific “squealing of rubber.”

In other words, if the driver’s unreasonable actions have led to the car’s wheels slipping relative to the road surface, then he has the opportunity to experience the phenomenon of skidding, and later skidding.

Skid

A skid is a spontaneous deviation of the trajectory of the wheels (and the entire car as a whole) from the previous direction of movement of the car.

As a rule, a skid is followed by a skid of the car. This is due to the fact that each of the sliding wheels has its own coefficient of adhesion to the road, different from the other wheel.

The difference in the coefficients of adhesion of the wheels to the road leads to the fact that the more “slippery” wheels shift away from the previous trajectory, as a result of which the car begins to turn around its vertical axis (Fig. 55).

Rice. 55. Skid

Which wheels do you think is easier to start sliding - the front or the rear? Which car axle, front or rear, is more susceptible to skidding and skidding?

If you have a couple of free minutes, I recommend going outside and looking at real cars actively braking in front of an intersection. Pay attention to the body of the car, the driver of which “pressed” the brake pedal.

Any car, both rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive, “nods off” when braking! Its front part is pressed against the road, and the rear part rises up accordingly.

Due to the redistribution of the vehicle’s mass along the axles, the rear wheels “press” on the road less than the front wheels, and their coefficient of adhesion to the road is also less. Therefore, it is easier to lock the rear wheels and make them slide on the road.

The rear wheels of a car are more susceptible to blocking, skidding and skidding than the front wheels.

And it’s good that, first of all, it is the rear wheels that “break” into a skid; such a skid can be successfully combated. The same cannot be said about the front wheels. If the front axle goes into a skid, the car becomes almost uncontrollable!

There is no need to be too scared; skidding of the front axle happens very rarely. And now we’ll deal with the skidding of the rear axle.

Basic recommendations

Some drivers are confident that after studying the theory of skidding and getting out of them, they know exactly how to act correctly, and this will not happen to them.

But practice shows that the driver is already dooming himself to loss of control just after he gets behind the wheel. There are basic rules that drivers forget about. It is their violation that does not allow you to apply all your theoretical skills.

1. Landing. The driver must take the most comfortable position in the vehicle. It’s not for nothing that modern cars are equipped with special drives and levers that allow you to adjust the chair to your height, weight, arm length and a number of other parameters. This is a matter of not only comfort, but also safety. The more comfortable it is for the driver, the less he will be distracted by back pain or numb hands. Therefore, the main attention is paid to the situation on the road.
2. Hand position. Everyone needs to get rid of this habit of pathetically driving the steering wheel with one hand at once. Yes, if you are stuck in a traffic jam and gradually move around, having an automatic transmission at your disposal, then steering with one hand is still allowed. But when you are moving at high speed, on a bad road, both hands must be on the steering wheel. Moreover, they should be positioned as conveniently and correctly as possible. To regain control in a skid, every moment counts. And if your hands are positioned incorrectly, you simply will not be able to turn at the right moment and to the required degree.
3. Concentration. When the road is slippery and visibility is poor, you should never be distracted from managing and monitoring the traffic situation. Try to concentrate. Then you will significantly reduce the likelihood of losing control.

Braking on slippery roads

How to stop a car on a slippery road if there is not much space left before the cars standing at a red traffic light?

The first thing to do is remember to use engine braking and forget that you have a left foot. If you do not touch the clutch pedal, the engine will help you brake.

It's more difficult with the right leg. Initially, you need to overcome the desire to press the brake pedal as hard as you can.

Remember, the braking distance on wheels that are blocked and sliding on the road increases by at least 2 times compared to braking on unblocked wheels!

The optimal braking option is a measured force on the brake pedal, ensuring maximum braking efficiency without the wheels blocking and sliding on the road.

However, in extreme conditions, few people manage to control the first press of the brake pedal. Typically, drivers reflexively apply the brakes as hard as possible.

We will assume that you, like many others, failed to “contain your emotions” and the first time you also “squeezed” the brakes. The car's wheels began to spin and it began to skid.

If you continue to hold the brake pedal “to the floor”, the skid will develop, and your car will acquire a stable torque. Therefore, as soon as you felt some “freedom” of your car, saw that the “nose” of your car returned back after the “peck” at the beginning of braking, and that the trunk began to deviate to the side - you must immediately release the brake pedal!

Yes, yes, here they are, the cars are standing, and you need to release the brake pedal! If this is not done, then, rotating around its axis, your car will crash into standing cars!

As soon as you overcome the instinct to “press on the brakes as hard as you can” and tame the irrepressible strength of your right leg, the rear wheels of the car will immediately stop skidding and return to the track of the front ones. The physics of phenomena in a car is such that the rear wheels always want to follow the front wheels and only unreasonable actions of the driver cause them to deviate from the given trajectory.

Therefore, as soon as the wrong action on the part of the driver stops, the skidding of the car that has begun will also stop!

Let's draw an important conclusion:

To stop a skid that has begun, you should take the opposite action to the action that led to the skid!

It could be a little shorter: Action – Skid – Reaction . This rule is suitable for solving problems of incipient skidding during braking, acceleration, and also when skidding on a bend in the road.

Now let's go back to the previous events, because we haven't stopped yet, but there are cars ahead!

You need to release the brake pedal at the beginning of a skid, of course, not forever, but only for a moment, after which you need to “press on the brake” again. Only the second time you need to press the pedal wisely, using less force and trying to feel the edge of the wheels locking.

However, as often happens in practice, the driver fails to find the edge that will ensure braking without locking the wheels a second time. The force on the brake pedal again turned out to be excessively large, the rear wheels began to skid again and the car wanted to skid. But now this shouldn’t scare us, we have a rule that we can use!

Skid?! And why? Did you press the brake pedal? Well, do the opposite - stop pressing the pedal. What? Do you need to stop? So there is a brake pedal - press on! Skid again? Why? And so on.

Depending on the condition of the road surface and the skill of the driver, it is necessary to repeat the “press and release” cycle three, five, ten times, or, better said, as many times as necessary to stop the car in a particular traffic situation.

The above-described method of combating skidding that occurs when braking on a slippery road has its own name: “Intermittent braking.”

If the route of your trip runs along a snowy or even just wet road, then you cannot do without “intermittent braking”. At the same time, you must know and remember that in two specific situations, any braking, including intermittent braking, is unacceptable!

On small slippery sections of the road, you cannot touch the brake pedal at all; only inaction can save you!

Spring, March, drops, streams and large flat puddles. Those of you who get up early in the morning may also remember the second state of these spring puddles. Smooth and durable ice will shine on them for about an hour until 9–10 am.

Unfortunately, in the spring these skating rinks can be found not only on the sidewalk, but also on the roadway. The slightest touch on the brake pedal or any other action by the car's controls instantly leads to an almost uncontrollable skid, and the car approaches the opposite edge of the ice-asphalt sideways. And then what is called overturning or, more simply, “turning over” occurs.

The conclusion is simple:

If you find yourself on a small section of a slippery road, then “without breathing,” without changing anything, drive out of it the same way you entered. In this case, passivity is salvation.

A wet roadside is the second case where lightly pressing the brake pedal can lead to serious consequences.

If, when driving at high or medium speed, a car slides with its right side onto a wet, unimproved shoulder, then a huge difference arises in the coefficient of road adhesion between the right and left wheels. Under these conditions, any braking, even very soft, usually ends with the car overturning.

You can avoid “shifting” in such a situation only if you refrain from active braking and use the steering wheel correctly! And believe me, the work ahead is not easy.

At first, the front right wheel cannot overcome the edge of the asphalt and get out of the mud. In order for the wheel to overcome the edge and get onto the asphalt, you have to turn the steering wheel more and more to the left. And then, at some point, with a sharp jump, the right wheel finally gets out from the side of the road onto the roadway.

But where did the car go? She rushed to the left oncoming side of the road! And this was the second hidden part of the problem.

If you initially know about the impending sharp change in the trajectory of movement, then, of course, you can prepare for active steering, first to the left, and then no less actively to the right. But it’s better not to “jump off while moving” onto the wet side of the road. If going to the side of the road is unavoidable, then at least you should try to reduce your speed before leaving the asphalt.

• Intermittent braking helps prevent the vehicle from skidding and shortens the braking distance.
• On small sections of slippery roads, any actions by the vehicle controls are strictly prohibited.
• If, when driving a car on asphalt, its right wheels slide onto a wet, unimproved shoulder, you should try to return to the asphalt without using active braking.

Anti-lock braking system

Modern cars can be equipped with various devices that help the driver control the car in certain conditions. Such devices include the anti-lock braking system (ABS) .

When a driver presses the brake pedal in an emergency, they typically have no control over the force of their foot. In such cases, the pedal “presses to the floor,” as a result of which the car’s wheels are blocked. And then you know - skidding, skidding and a lot of trouble.

The anti-lock braking system prevents the wheels from completely locking no matter how hard you apply the brake pedal. Using sensors installed on the wheels of the car, the system receives information about the beginning of the blocking and immediately commands the actuators to apply intermittent braking, approximately the same as discussed above. The operation of the system's actuators can easily be felt on the brake pedal - it vibrates.

In other words, the ABS instead of you performs a cycle of intermittent braking “pressed” - “released”, while preventing the car’s wheels from skidding.

The anti-lock braking system is, of course, good, but it is never absolutely good. The braking distance when ABS is operating may not be what you expected; it is possible that the ABS may be triggered in a situation where it was not required; there may be other surprises. Moreover, the presence of ABS sometimes relaxes the driver so much that it seems to him that the system is omnipotent. But, alas, this is not so.

The anti-lock braking system cannot completely eliminate the possibility of skidding, especially when cornering.

Therefore, learn to control your actions when driving any car, whether it is equipped to the highest standard or it is a product of the automotive industry without any bells and whistles.

Steering when skidding

As you have just seen, the driver cannot do without reasonable steering. The time has come to talk about this component of the fight against the beginning of a skid.

Where do you think the car will go when the skidding stops?

That’s right, where the front wheels are pointing, that’s where the car will go – to the right into the bushes (Fig. 56 a)! This means that when the car is skidding, it is not enough to work only with the gas pedal; it does not hurt to also work with your head.

Rice. 56. The exit of their skid: a) without taxiing; b) with steering

If you just sit while skidding, clinging to the steering wheel, then, having stopped sliding, the car will definitely go in the direction in which its front wheels will be directed. Therefore, at the moment the skid stops, the front wheels of the car should be directed in the direction where we are going to continue moving.

There is a well-known expression “turn the steering wheel towards the skid”. It clearly reflects the essence of the driver’s necessary actions to get out of a skid safely. Only sometimes, for some reason, it is difficult to immediately realize whether you should turn the steering wheel to the right or to the left. Therefore, let’s formulate this rule a little differently:

When a skid begins, turn the steering wheel towards the trunk of your car.

If you feel in time which side the trunk of your car is trying to “overtake” you and turn the steering wheel towards it, then the front wheels will always be directed to continue the safe trajectory (Fig. 56 b).

As a result of competent actions by the driver, the skid stops, and the rear wheels of the car begin to line up after the front ones. And here, as a rule, another problem arises.

If you keep the steering wheel turned to the left, then, returning to its place, the rear part of the car can, by inertia, “fly” over the longitudinal axis of the direction of movement, and then the skid begins again, but now in the other direction (Fig. 57)!

Rice. 57. The driver “overexerted” the steering wheel

Is it possible to avoid re-skidding?

Yes, you can if you use the “advanced influence on the steering wheel”.

This expression means that you should return the front wheels to the straight-ahead position a little earlier than the rear wheels return to their place. To do this, you will have to constantly monitor the position of the trunk of your car. As soon as the rear wheels stop sliding and the trunk “freezes” at the extreme point of deviation from the trajectory of movement (Fig. 57, item 3), you should immediately start turning the steering wheel back. Moreover, the “return” of the steering wheel should be slightly ahead of the “return” of the trunk. Otherwise, the car will continue to “wiggle its back” until some pillar stops this “dancing on the road.”

Of course, not everyone manages to feel the moment when they need to start turning the steering wheel back the first time. Therefore, we will assume that the trunk of your car nevertheless “flew” to the other side (Fig. 57, item 4) and now you have to fight against repeated skidding.

If you don’t panic and continue to maintain composure, then it won’t be difficult to “defeat” a repeated skid. This time the trunk will not move as far away from the trajectory as before. Therefore, by repeating competent steering, first in the direction of the new skid (to the right), and then with a proactive action in the opposite direction (to the left), you can easily align the rear wheels after the front ones.

Anticipatory action of the steering wheel allows you to avoid repeated skidding of the car.

Front-wheel drive

For a front-wheel drive car, the procedure is as follows:

1. turn the steering wheel towards the skid;
2. Do not release the gas under any circumstances; By measuring the force, you can even add traction to the wheels. The force that needs to be applied will depend on the degree of development of the skid. In the initial stage of development, even 30% of the pedal stroke will be enough. To overcome a deep skid, the pedal must be pressed to the floor.

The essence of the manipulation is to start performing it with lightning speed, to pull the car out of the skid with the drive axle.

Skidding of a rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive car

Depending on which pair of wheels the torque from the engine is transmitted to, cars are divided into rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive . There are also all-wheel drive cars, but they are a separate discussion.

Rear-wheel drive cars move due to the fact that it is the rear wheels, resting on the ground, that “push” the car in front of them. The front wheels in this case serve only to change the direction of movement.

An example of rear-wheel drive cars are the Zhiguli models from VAZ 2101 to VAZ 2107.

Front-wheel drive cars are driven by the front wheels, which, “clinging” to the road surface, “pull” the car body along with them. In such cars, the rear wheels are needed only so that the back of the body can rest on the road and not drag along the asphalt. But the front wheels perform two functions at once - they both move and guide the car.

Among the cars of the Volzhsky Automobile Plant, front-wheel drive models are VAZ 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, etc.

The difference in the principles of driving a car with rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive in favorable conditions (low speed, dry asphalt, etc.) is insignificant. But in extreme conditions, ignorance of this difference can lead to catastrophic consequences.

A barge floating down the river will help us understand the behavior of rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive cars on a slippery road.

Yes, yes, an ordinary barge. Like a car, it can be driven from the rear (“pusher”) or from the front (tug); it cannot swim independently (especially against the current).

Rear drive

A rear-wheel drive barge is obtained as follows. A “pusher” comes up from behind, rests against the stern of the barge and then pushes it in front of him along the water surface (Fig. 58 a).

Now imagine that at some point the “pusher” slightly “overdid it” and, as a result, the rear part of the barge began to actively deviate towards the shore (Fig. 58 b).

Do you think it's worth continuing to push the barge? That's right, it's not worth it, otherwise it will completely turn sideways across the river.

Rice. 58. Rear wheel drive

What happened to the barge on the river is no different from a rear-wheel drive car on a slippery road (Fig. 58 c). Its rear wheels act as a “pusher” and therefore it is impossible to continue to “push” the car with them! Otherwise, she will begin to spin in such an intricate dance that it will be almost impossible to get out of it meaningfully. To avoid this, at the very beginning of a rear-wheel drive car skidding, you need to stop “pressing on the gas” and start actively working with the steering wheel.

To eliminate skidding of the rear axle of a rear-wheel drive car, you should reduce the force of your foot on the gas pedal.

Sometimes it is enough to just ease the pressure on the gas pedal, and sometimes it is better to release it completely. But it is the driver himself who must feel what actions the current situation requires of him at the moment.

Front-wheel drive

Now our barge is being pulled by a tug (Fig. 59 a). And he was so carried away by this matter that at one of the turns of the river the back part of the “caravan”, namely the barge, was carried towards the shore (Fig. 59 b).

What to do? Reduce or increase traction?

If you don’t add gas and don’t pull the barge by the nose, it will definitely crash into the shore. Consequently, the tug must slightly increase its speed and “pull out” everything that is “dangling” behind it.

Rice. 59. Front wheel drive

A front-wheel drive car has a “dangling” rear trunk on the rear wheels (Fig. 59 c).

The front wheels, “clinging” to the road, pull the car along with them, and the rear wheels, just like that, live on their own. a front-wheel drive car skids, it is the increase in traction on the driving front wheels that will help get rid of the skid. By adding more gas (within reasonable limits, of course), you will force the rear wheels to return to the track of the front ones.

To eliminate skidding of the rear axle of a front-wheel drive vehicle, you should slightly increase the speed.

Hard to learn, easy to fight

Video about what to do when skidding a rear-wheel drive car:

In order to improve management skills in emergency situations, it is recommended. It is clear that the venue should be chosen away from crowded places and areas of the road where cars drive. In such places, you can artificially create mini-drifts and level them. You can gradually complicate the tasks, and the so-called controlled skid will be eliminated more effectively. “It’s hard to learn, but it’s easy to fight,” - this is what the great commander Suvorov said and taught to live. And in this case, his words go to the root of the problem.

Oversteer

So, the skid occurred at the turn. And what about the corner?

The fact of the matter is that it doesn’t matter where the skid occurred - on a bend in the road, at an intersection or on a training ground. The important thing is that the skid occurred as a result of a sharp turn of the steering wheel. And now we have the same problem - the rear of the car begins to shift to the side relative to the trajectory of the front wheels and the longitudinal axis of the car.

Based on previous conversations (steering when skidding), to stop skidding, the steering wheel must be turned towards the unruly trunk of your car.

If the rear of the car goes to the left , then the steering wheel should also be turned to the left . At the same time, we must not forget about the proactive actions of the steering wheel when returning the trunk to its place.

What should we do with our feet?

Everything is clear with the left foot - in extreme situations the clutch cannot be touched. You and I have already agreed on this a long time ago. The right leg is a little more difficult. First of all, you need to remember what kind of car you are in now - rear-wheel drive or front-wheel drive, and only after that start working with the gas pedal.

On a rear-wheel drive car, you need to loosen the force on the gas pedal or completely remove the gas. Otherwise, the rear wheels can accelerate the trunk so much that it overtakes the hood of your car.

If you take off the gas and work smartly with your hands, the rear wheels will line up after the front ones and the car will begin to move exactly where you originally intended to turn. Later, when the car “calms down”, it will be possible to increase the “gas”, but only a little, without allowing the wheels to slip relative to the road surface.

On a front-wheel drive car, it's quite the opposite. If you don't pull the "nose" of the car, the rear wheels will very soon end up where the front wheels used to be.

To stop a front-wheel drive car from skidding, you need to apply more gas. This will force the rear wheels to return to the front track. You need to add gas as needed and, of course, within reasonable limits.

In the process of “fighting” a skid, you must also realize that after the skid ends, the front-wheel drive car actively rush to where its front wheels are pointing at that moment. At what speed he will rush there depends entirely on how hard you “press on the gas”. Therefore, when you feel the skidding stop, you need to stop putting too much pressure on the gas pedal.

Causes

Before learning how to prevent such situations, you should understand the reasons for the car skidding. Such knowledge is extremely important for every motorist. Even theory is sometimes enough to foresee potential risks in advance and not make dangerous maneuvers.

If you don’t start correcting the situation in time, the car will go into a so-called uncontrolled or uncontrolled skid. Then the car will spin around its axis. In the best situation, you will spin and the car will stop. But there is always the possibility of flying off the road, colliding with other vehicles and causing a serious accident.

Statistics clearly show that cars with rear drive wheels skid more often than others. But you shouldn’t rule out this possibility on front-wheel drive cars either.

As for why the rear of the car skids, there are several main reasons:

• the tire bursts and ruptures;
• the car is moving at too high a speed on poor road surfaces;
• tire treads have a high degree of wear;
• the driver engages the clutch too quickly;
• there is sand, gravel and other bulk materials under the wheels;
• the driver hits ice or stone;
• the motorist makes a sharp turn of the steering wheel;
• the pressure in the wheels is different and very different from the required parameters;
• The brake system has failed or is not working correctly;
• the driver operates the pedals incorrectly;
• The steering wheel jerks from side to side, etc.

There are really many reasons. And most of them are directly related to the mistakes of the drivers themselves. They underestimate the road situation, drive off the asphalt, trying to overtake or perform some kind of maneuver.

Any sudden change in the coefficient of adhesion to the road surface almost certainly leads to slippage with subsequent skidding of the rear or front axle. In addition to skidding and demolition of the front axle, loss of control over two pairs of wheels at once cannot be ruled out. Getting out of such a situation is much more difficult.

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Skidding during hard acceleration

Overcoming a skid that occurs during sudden acceleration is not at all difficult. But first, allow me a few lines of moral teaching.

Probably, we need to finally understand that harsh actions on a slippery road (and on a normal one too) are clearly contraindicated. If we speak in a philosophical sense, then a good driver in his thoughts and actions does not have verbs that imply harsh action on any section of the road and in any weather.

Instead of “I’ll pass” - “I’ll pass” (and if I “don’t pass”, then I’ll stop), instead of “I’ll spin” - “I’ll turn” (maybe quickly, but not sharply), “I’ll hit the gas or the brakes” - “ I’ll work the pedal” and so on. Many other verbs can be changed to others that are more acceptable for the road from the point of view of traffic safety.

As for skidding during sudden acceleration, we have a basic rule for dealing with any skidding: “Action – Skid – Reaction” .

If in winter, when the traffic light turns green, you want to be the first to leave the intersection, and you press the gas pedal as hard as you can, then it may happen that your car will be the last to leave or will not leave at all, remaining for a long time in the door or in the wing of the neighboring one. car. Do not forget that skidding occurs not only during braking, but also during any unreasonable action by the driver, which leads to the wheels slipping relative to the road surface.

If a skid occurs due to too much gas, then you need to make it less or release the gas pedal altogether, otherwise your car will continue to “float” towards the neighboring car.

When you need to be alert

Here it is worth accepting the fact that in the vast majority of cases, skidding occurs due to the fault of the driver himself. It is very rare that a tire suddenly bursts and the driver loses control of the vehicle.

There are some basic guidelines for when to be prepared:

• poor visibility on the road;
• the road surface is covered with frost in the morning;
• there is slight icing on the road;
• the road is covered with snow;
• In winter, the snow gradually melts, which is why it turns into snow porridge;
• you know about the severe wear of the tread;
• there are problems with the brake system;
• the correct operation of the steering wheel is impaired;
• The seasonal tires on the car have not been replaced.

If the car is in a condition that does not allow you to confidently move at high speed and pass all emerging obstacles, slow down the engine speed and take your time.

It happens that the driver did not have time to switch to winter tires because it was warm, and suddenly snow fell. You have to go to the service station on summer tires. And this is extremely dangerous. The same goes for worn tread, faulty brakes and steering. In such situations, it is better to seek help from evacuation services. They will load the car onto a platform and deliver it to a car service center for subsequent repairs.

But a fully serviceable car with new tires does not always protect against skidding. Here we are talking purely about the mistakes of the driver himself, who does not take into account the road situation, relies too much on electronics and forgets that driving on ice, wet leaves or puddles at high speed, or driving into them with one side of the car, is potentially very dangerous.

Skid protection starts with learning proper driving behavior. The better you control the situation, follow traffic rules and take into account the condition of the road, the less likely you are to encounter the need to get out of a skid.