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Originally Posted by LeeH
Exactly! Why people would invest so much time and money in their cars and not learn to drive is beyond me. Losing it? "Get off the gas, look where you want to go, steer in that direction," is what I was taught. That would have saved most of the cars in these videos.
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(Disclosure: I am a current Mustang owner. I haven't hit anyone...yet.)
I'd imagine that many Mustang drivers have moved over from front wheel drive and have no idea that RWD has different handling dynamics. They couldn't get in a lot of trouble in a front wheel drive car. If they could spin the tires, they'd just sit there.
Both my truck and car are RWD. Get off the gas is great advice when your problem is caused by loss of traction due to too much power. When I drive in the snow, sometimes the front end will break loose (understeer) going around a corner. In that case, I'll generally floor it and turn the wheel further into the turn to induce some oversteer. It's either that or hit a curb or stopped oncoming traffic (if taking a left).