What should you do if your vehicle starts to skid?

When your vehicle begins to skid, the appropriate action is to steer into the skid. This means that you should turn the steering wheel in the same direction that the rear of the vehicle is sliding. Doing so allows you to regain control and align the vehicle with the direction it is actually moving. This method helps to counteract the loss of traction and can prevent the vehicle from spinning or losing more control.

Steering into the skid helps the tires reconnect with the road surface by realigning the vehicle, which can bring stability back to the situation. It is important to allow the vehicle to naturally come back under control rather than fighting against it, which could lead to overcorrection and further loss of control.

Other potential actions, such as applying the brakes hard or steering in the opposite direction of the skid, can worsen the situation or lead to more skidding. Turning off the engine is not useful in this context, as the primary goal is to regain steering control and traction rather than shutting down the vehicle.