Car permit · Emergencies
While you are driving, the back end of your vehicle begins sliding toward the left. How should you respond?
Correct answer: Turn the steering wheel to the left.
Answer options
- ATurn the steering wheel to the right
- BTurn the steering wheel to the left Correct
- CPress hard on the brake pedal
Why
Turn the wheel the same way the back of the car is sliding, here to the left, and take your foot off the gas. Braking hard can lock the wheels and make the skid worse.
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Topic: Emergencies License: Car permit
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