If your vehicle begins to skid, you should:
- Overcorrect.
- Turn your steering wheel into traffic.
- Turn your steering wheel in the direction of the skid. ✓
- Release the steering wheel.
Answer: C. Turn your steering wheel in the direction of the skid.
Turn your steering wheel in the direction of the skid.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says a skid happens when the tires lose their grip on the road. Its safety steps are to avoid slamming the brakes, take your foot off the accelerator, and steer the wheel in the direction the skid is going. Once the car comes back under control, you gently straighten the wheels. So the steering input that gets you out of a skid is turning toward the skid, not against it.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Overcorrect. — Overcorrecting is not in the handbook's steps; it tells you to steer in the direction of the skid and then gently straighten the wheels as you recover, which is a measured correction, not an overcorrection.
- B. Turn your steering wheel into traffic. — Turning into traffic is not part of the handbook's skid procedure and would aim your car where the skid is not pointing.
- D. Release the steering wheel. — The handbook tells you to turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid, which means keeping your hands on it and steering, not letting go.
Remember it
Think of the skid as an arrow: point your wheels the same way the back of the car is sliding, then straighten them once you feel grip return.