Spin outs are terrifying on and off the track, but don’t lose your cool if you lose control. NASCAR driver David Ragan has this advice:
- Try to stay calm, because panicking will only make things worse.
- Apply the brake.
- Take your hands off the wheel. The car will come to a stop sooner if you fight the urge to overcorrect.
One Comment on "More Safety On The Road With NASCAR Drivers"
Sandra G.
Some of this is true. I had a 1992 Nissan Sentra. I had three elements that make this tragic accident happen. 1. I had a rebuilt motor in it and it did not “connect” to my cars computer, so I didn’t know what speed I was going.
2. I did not have Anti-Lock Brakes
3. I did not have ANY airbags.
My car went out of control on a street in Temecula in May 2003 on the way to work. I applied the brakes to slow down. Didn’t work. My care went out of control even more. The street I was on was not a straight street and I was going into a curve. My car went right toward a curb, street went left. Hit a curb and flipped once in a open field. I remember everything and broke my left hand and had bruises all over my body.
Have not had a car since and it is very hard to get around and look for work without one. My life is totally changed now. (I have not had any money to purchase one). That car was my life. Yes, I’m alive and I’m so thankful for that. Still, without a car in the Inland Empire, I’m between a rock and a hard place. I can’t look for work or go on interviews since I don’t have a car. Can’t purchase a car without a job. I miss my car even if I was 11 years old at the time of my car accident.
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