Handle skids

Causes of skids

A skid happens whenever the tires lose their grip on the road. This is caused in one of 4 ways:

⛔ Over-Braking. Braking too hard and locking up the wheels. Skids also can occur when using the speed retarder when the road is slippery.

⛔ Over-Steering. Turning the wheels more sharply than the vehicle can turn.

⛔ Over-Acceleration. Supplying too much power to the drive wheels, causing them to spin.

⛔ Driving too Fast. Most serious skids result from driving too fast for road conditions. Drivers who adjust their driving to road conditions, and do not over-accelerate, do not have to over-brake or over-steer from too much speed.

How to handle skids

If your trailer starts to skid, you should

1️⃣ Release brake, don't brake suddenly

2️⃣ Steer in the same direction as the rear

3️⃣ Correct and align the path