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Handbook skill

Skids, blowouts, and brakes

Handbook Chapter 8 and 11 both test this. Panic is the real hazard.

  1. 1SkidFoot off the brake and gas. Steer where you want the front to go (into the skid). Don’t overcorrect.
  2. 2BlowoutGrip the wheel, ease off the gas, brake gently once you have control. Pull off when it is safe.
  3. 3Off the pavementHold firm, ease off, slow, then ease back on at a shallow angle when the road is clear.
  4. 4ABS vs no ABSABS: press hard and steer. No ABS: threshold brake — maximum pressure just before lockup.

What the examiner wants

  • Know the words: steer into the skid, don’t pump ABS, don’t jerk back onto the road