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Originally Posted by Ecky
...Apparently, she was driving along at ~35mph, when the weather got bad and she began to fishtail. She took her hands off the steering wheel and feet off the pedals, covered her upper body, and let the car go where it was going to go - which happened to be a pretty deep ditch. ...
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Please see if there are any autocross driving schools in Burlington! Your wife needs to learn how to deal with a car at the edge of adhesion. It's not something to learn on a dark and snowy road, but rather a memory to access when conditions deteriorate. An autocross school will be cheap, and low speed (like the accident).
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Originally Posted by redpoint5
... There is almost never a situation where both braking and steering is the correct decision....
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+1
At track driving schools, pre-ABS, the rule was "If you spin, both feet in." Race tracks are designed to allow you to lose control, and safely and predictably come to a stop. The key was locking brakes, so the car went straight off the pavement, into the gravel trap.
The guys who didn't bent their cars and paid for some Armco.
And your story is one reason I've always preferred a clutch in Winter; neutral is critical on slippery roads, and your left foot will beat your right hand (shifting an automatic) every time.
HAve fun,
Frank