A front-wheel drive vehicle has handling characteristics that show up on slippery surfaces. On an ordinary, dry surface, when there is no wheel slip, there are practically no differences in the behavior of the rear-wheel drive and front-wheel drive cars.
When driving in a straight line, a front-wheel drive vehicle does not tend to skid, even when driving on very slippery roads. When entering a bend on such a surface, a front-wheel drive vehicle may be skidded.
Car skid
Skidding occurs because when the speed decreases, the car is braked by the engine, the rear wheels are unloaded and lose traction, while shifting sideways. But from almost any skid, a front-wheel drive car can be pulled out with traction. Cornering skills must be firmly established in practice, since the driver instinctively begins to slow down when skidding.
In the event of a skid, the driver of a front-wheel drive car must, without reducing speed, turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid. If the skid has not reached a large angle, the machine can be leveled by simply increasing the speed slightly. It is not necessary to make corrective movements with the steering wheel.
Car demolition
To increase the speed to eliminate skid when cornering, you need to be careful, otherwise the drive wheels will slip. As a result, drift can occur, that is, a complete loss of traction of the front wheels, and the car will become uncontrollable.
Drift can also occur when entering a slippery corner at high speed. In this case, the car will drift to the outside of the turn.
How not to lose control of the car
To prevent critical situations with skidding and drifting of a front-wheel drive car, the driver must know how to drive the car on slippery surfaces.
When approaching a corner, you need to smoothly reduce the speed in order to ensure a reliable reserve of wheel traction. The speed of a front-wheel drive car can be increased right in a corner without fear of skidding.
In the event of a skid, do not reduce the speed, correct the movement of the car by turning the steering wheel in the direction of the skid and smoothly press the gas pedal, thereby increasing the tractive effort on the driving wheels.
If the car starts to drift off the road, it is necessary to reduce the fuel supply until the front wheel slip is eliminated, and then to align the trajectory of the car with the help of the steering wheel.
