Tom; I will all but guaranty that is what caused the car to snap back so
fast. The point I wanted to make was that I never realized what was
happening until I had the lights in sight and knew I was going to run them
down. At the time I felt I was going to be very unpopular if I didn't do
something and just ran them over. This was about 20 years ago, maybe by now
I would be more aware of what is going on, but I doubt it. Rich Fox
>
> I suspect what caused Rich to go around was getting off the throttle
> abruptly. I have had my car get side ways twice on the road under slick
> conditions. It was out of control going side ways, back and forth, by
> applying a little throttle I saved it in both cases. Coming off the
> throttle quickly is very like applying brakes to the wheels. I have
> found, nearly all cases, if the car is nearing out of control
> conditions, lifting slightly will straighten the car out.
>
> Tom, Redding CA - #216 D/CC
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