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When I had my honda civic about 4 yrs ago(first year driving), I went to the shopping mall not too far from my place, I was doing some slides with the e-brake and some without and when I was finished maybe half an hour later, I notice a cop further in the parking lot and he was looking right at me. He probably guessed that I was trying it out. I've never had any problems with doing things like that. I'm in Quebec.
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Well, my primary ride is RWD with ABS, but I have had some ice racing experience with both FWD and RWD vehicles.
First off, there is NO WAY that the E-brake would have made things better. Everyone is definitely right on that one.
I have recovered from some pretty wild skids in a FWD. The key is not to overcompensate. It is very easy to do, especially when you are taken by surprise. From the description:
That reversal is usually caused by overcompensation. It really doesn't take much.
One of the ways that I've found that works (it's kind of counter-ituitive, but it does work!) once you've started to fishtail is to put the steering wheel STRAIGHT and accellerate. The front wheels (which still have some traction) will pull the car out of the fishtail. You will end up going nearly the same way that you were when the thing started, but not exactly. This trick works well on highway stretches (or on ice racing tracks if you're on a straightaway after a curve
) You have to be careful not to lose traction with the front wheels, or you lose complete control over the car. eek.gif
I should also note that it takes a fairly delicate touch on the accellerator, and a lot of practice to get this right!
Every winter, after the snow falls, I take my car to a large parking lot, and slide it around for a while. I practice skid recovery (and let me tell you, ABS certainly changes that! eek.gif ) and fishtail recovery. Than I just have some fun for a while, getting used to where the traction limits are. smile.gif
I'm going to guess that you've got 17" "summer" tires on there, and not "all-season" tires. On my Supra, I use Toyo FZ4 tires, which are supposed to be "all-season" (yeah, right!) for summer use. They are very good at resisting hydroplaning -- at least it hasn't happened to me yet! For winter use, I use a dedicated winter tire (Toyo Observe GO-3) which I find to provide excellent traction.
Well, I'd say that now is a good time to thank the automotive powers that be that you, your SO, and your car are all well.
[ August 23, 2001: Message edited by: Dan ]
First off, there is NO WAY that the E-brake would have made things better. Everyone is definitely right on that one.
I have recovered from some pretty wild skids in a FWD. The key is not to overcompensate. It is very easy to do, especially when you are taken by surprise. From the description:
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Originally posted by Fast.Shark:
then all of a sudden back end wipped to the right then to the left.
then all of a sudden back end wipped to the right then to the left.
That reversal is usually caused by overcompensation. It really doesn't take much.
One of the ways that I've found that works (it's kind of counter-ituitive, but it does work!) once you've started to fishtail is to put the steering wheel STRAIGHT and accellerate. The front wheels (which still have some traction) will pull the car out of the fishtail. You will end up going nearly the same way that you were when the thing started, but not exactly. This trick works well on highway stretches (or on ice racing tracks if you're on a straightaway after a curve
) You have to be careful not to lose traction with the front wheels, or you lose complete control over the car. eek.gifI should also note that it takes a fairly delicate touch on the accellerator, and a lot of practice to get this right!
Every winter, after the snow falls, I take my car to a large parking lot, and slide it around for a while. I practice skid recovery (and let me tell you, ABS certainly changes that! eek.gif ) and fishtail recovery. Than I just have some fun for a while, getting used to where the traction limits are. smile.gif
I'm going to guess that you've got 17" "summer" tires on there, and not "all-season" tires. On my Supra, I use Toyo FZ4 tires, which are supposed to be "all-season" (yeah, right!) for summer use. They are very good at resisting hydroplaning -- at least it hasn't happened to me yet! For winter use, I use a dedicated winter tire (Toyo Observe GO-3) which I find to provide excellent traction.
Well, I'd say that now is a good time to thank the automotive powers that be that you, your SO, and your car are all well.
[ August 23, 2001: Message edited by: Dan ]
