What are the types of skids?

• A. Skidding, sliding, spinning
• B. Oversteer, understeer, fishtailing
• C. Braking, power, cornering
• D. Steering, braking, accelerating

Answer: (C)

Skidding happens when tires lose grip and the vehicle slides in ways the driver can’t fully control. There are three common situations that cause a skid: braking hard, which can lock the wheels and create a braking skid; applying too much power on a slick surface, causing the drive wheels to spin and produce a power skid; and entering a turn too aggressively or with too much speed, which leads to a cornering skid. This is why the correct choice lists braking, power, and cornering—the standard categories that describe how a skid occurs. Terms like oversteer or understeer describe handling behavior, and steering or accelerating describe actions, not the main skid types.