Why do they always ask this question when you get your driver's license?

sweet vampire fire girl

ok don't have my driver's license(ya know being 14 and everting!) but my guess it that something bad could happen to you, to someone else and to the car,poor old car, sob, sob :'( i would say don't try it.

yanxroc

You would lose control of the vehicle! You turn out to gain control back and eventually even out.

just the girl

im pretty sure u would go faster!

DMattJrHigh

The spin continues in that direction?

mtchndjnmtch

You will go around and round till you crash into something or flip over.

Sound The Stereo

spin more.. ehehe

montaguereborn

What they mean is if you lose control and your car is spinning in a circle. You want to turn the opposite direction to try and counter your oversteer. Otherwise, if you turn with it, youll spin in that direction even faster, therefor possibly causing a worse accident.

bungee

you can't steer out of the spin

I'm in love with my toddler

you would lose control of your car and crash!

theoneandonly

u would be all over the road..woowee!

Haley

well u either die or hit somethin' idk i don't drive.

ChristinLynn

You would continue to spin. The reason they ask that is because in a spin, you are supposed to turn in the opposite direction, in order to correct yourself, and then stop yourself. To turn the way you are spinning, would either cause you to overcorrect, or to continue spinning.

thud.fan

While in a spin, the bottom line is the vehicle is out of control and you're along for the ride...There is virtually no traction between the tires and the ground - like driving on ice...It is a most helpless and frightening event...Too often the vehicle follows its own inertia regardless of what the driver does to try and regain control...Look at NASCAR races and you'll see some good examples...If you are set on trying to see what the experience is like, do it on a practice track in a modified vehicle that can handle a roll-over.

terrellfastball

Like the song says....."turn, turn, turn".

Turning your wheels in the direction of a skid is how you try to keep your car pointed in one direction. This allows you to see what is coming and gives you the best chance at regaining control. Your tires can't regain traction unless they are going the same direction as the car.

Angela B

you would crash.............you would continue in the direction of the spin..............in other words.you would be out of control...youd crash

Joel R

You'll just not regain control of the vehicle, and will probably crash.

kbmoose1

When I took Drivers Ed, they told us that we would automatically turn in the opposite direction. That it was an instinct.

In simulations, turning with the direction of the spin takes you further out of control.

chocolate

if you turn your wheel in the opposite direction you can gain control of your vehicle, and catch traction of your tires.

logicalgal

Obviously you are a new driver and have never spun out............try it!
It's actually almost an automatic reaction when it happens, but many drivers do nothing to try to straighten out their vehicle due to their lack of experience and the traumatic feeling of shock when it happens.
By the way, you should always steer as little as possible when handling a skid, and you should steer in the direction in which the rear of your car is travelling. You should also drive according to the road/traffic/weather conditions so that you don't get into trouble in the first place.
I've driven and been in the instructor's seat over 4,000,000 miles, and have never lost control unless there was intention to do so when teaching a winter lesson on a controlled track.
Think and Drive

fade_this_rally

you would accelerate into the scene of your accident

Ozeki

repair bill gets bigger

Bad Kitty!

You increase the spin.

Josh

It depends, if its on ice not much if on something that the tires will get grip you are going to see traffic coming right at your windshield from the way you WERE going.

unicorndancer04

you would just spin faster!...its fun

zombies!!

It would cause the spin to be worse, if you do it the opposite way you may be able to correct your car.

Jimmy

It would get worse. You would lose control completely and spin like a top until the momentum stopped.

Redmansdad

Your spin would become more rapid and out of control... by turning in the opposite direction of the spin you are counteracting the action of the spin

Damn Pocket Protector

Where were you in High School when we used to go to empty parking lots on rainy days in souped up Mustangs and cause deliberate fish-tails?!?

UCANTCME

You would deferentially lose complete control and have no way to regain it.........................

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