When the front wheels start skidding, your first action must be to regain rolling steer . Turn the steering wheel into the skid and ease up on the brake pedal to regain rolling steer for proper control. This goes against every living fibre in the untrained person because it seems to aggravate the dilemma. We are now steering in the direction of the peril we were trying to avoid in the first place, but it is truly our best chance of getting out of the predicament. Once rolling steer has been re-established, we should make better use of the available traction and steer ourselves out of trouble .
Rolling steer is the proper method to control the direction the vehicle is headed.
Braking in a corner. The golden rule is never apply the brakes in a corner . Braking in a corner increases the chances of front wheels skidding and the associated loss of control. If we absolutely have to slow down to avoid catastrophe, cadence braking really delivers results. By repeatedly depressing the brake pedal hard for maximum braking and then letting go for a split second before applying the brakes again, we allow the wheels to remain mostly in rolling contact with the road thus allowing proper control of the vehicle.