A skid in which the front tires lose contact with the road surface is called what?

• A. Braking skid
• B. Oversteer
• C. Understeer
• D. Overaccelerating

Answer: (C)

When the front tires lose grip in a turn, the front end can’t follow the steering input and the car tends to go straight instead of turning as much as you intend. This tendency is understeer. It happens because the front tires reach their limit of adhesion, so steering becomes less effective and the vehicle pushes toward the outside of the turn. To recover, ease off the throttle, avoid sudden steering, and slow down enough to regain front-tyre grip. For context, a braking skid is when wheels lock during braking, oversteer is when the rear tires lose grip and swing the back end out, and overaccelerating is wheelspin from too much throttle.