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Your car begins to skid on a slippery surface. What should you do first?

✓ ANSWER

Ease off the accelerator and steer smoothly in the direction you want to travel

Ease off the pedals and steer gently where you want to go - sudden inputs make a skid worse.

All the options

  1. ✓Ease off the accelerator and steer smoothly in the direction you want to travel
  2. ✗Brake as hard as possible straight away
  3. ✗Accelerate to pull the car out of the skid
  4. ✗Pull the handbrake to regain grip

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