You feel your vehicle skid on a slick road. Which way does the manual say to turn the steering wheel?
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A.
In the direction the front tires are pointing
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B.
Sharply opposite the direction of the skid
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C.
In the direction the rear of the vehicle is skidding Correct
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D.
Straight ahead until the vehicle stops
The answer is "In the direction the rear of the vehicle is skidding"
In a skid, the manual says to turn the wheel in the direction the rear of the vehicle is sliding, then straighten as the car recovers. Learners who pick the 'opposite' answer are recalling a mirror-image version of the rule that has circulated in older driver training, or hearing 'steer into the skid' and reversing it.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. In the direction the front tires are pointing
The manual keys the correction to the rear of the vehicle, not the front. This answer names the wrong axle, swapping front for rear when reading a rule the manual pins to the back end of the car.
B. Sharply opposite the direction of the skid
The manual keys the correction to the rear of the vehicle, not against it. This answer inverts 'steer into the skid' into its mirror image, an error that circulates in older driver training.
D. Straight ahead until the vehicle stops
Straight-ahead steering is the off-pavement rule, not the skid rule. This answer pulls the drop-off-shoulder instruction from the same manual page and applies it to a skid instead.
This question tests your knowledge of Emergencies in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Skids," p.77..
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