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dig in, the car will turn ever slightly more, and center itself in the lane. Once it's centered, continue to adjust it by adding or decreasing slight power or by light hard steer.

Lethal Throttle Steer: Same situation, inexperienced driver. As driver is hard steering the curve, traffic slows or suddenly stops in front of him. Driver immediately lets off the gas or worse, brakes hard without an immediate, hard steering correction. Car immediately Throttle Steers, going from tight to loose as the front tires bite in. POW! Right in to the divider, an adjacent car, or worse, a bridge abutment.

Politically correct reason for the fatality: "He was such a nice kid but he was speeding".

Reality: She was driving fast without having learned the necessary skill sets. It killed her.

Most of today's road vehicles are set up a little loose. A higher performance rig is probably going to be more neutral until it really gets going but it's also going to be far less forgiving. Every car or truck you drive will be different but if you understand the concepts and focus on how to react to them, you'll be taking your curves safely and with a lot more confidence!

Okay, so we now understand these concepts and skillfully throttle steer through our turns. What's next to Driverthink about? The cars around you! Are they sliding from one side of the lane to the other, or invading the lanes next to them? Do they weave from side to side in the turn, constantly over-correcting until the road straightens and bails them out? If so, they don't have your skills. They're road hazards. Give them room.

For our more sophisticated driver, we're not hitting apex's here. This is the highway, not the track and that driver next to you may not hit his apex with you. Instead, he may hit you if he invades your lane. The objective on the highway is to keep it centered.

Responsible drivers are skilled drivers at any speed they may choose to drive.

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