Skid recovery

Chapter 6: Emergency Situations and Challenging Conditions › Loss of control · printed page 79 (PDF page 81)

It is very important to keep your foot off the brake pedal if you start to skid. How you steer depends on the direction of the skid. Look and steer in the direction you want the front of the vehicle to go. Point the tires along the centre of your lane and do not make large steering adjustments. A A A Look and steer in the direction you want the front of the vehicle to go. Note the position of the front tires (in red).

Text extracted from the PDF for reference and may contain layout artefacts. The official PDF is authoritative.

Open official handbook at page 81 ↗

Source: Driver's Guide: cars and light trucks, Spring 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta.