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Avoid Panic-like Steering

Many rollovers occur when drivers overcorrect their steering as a panic reaction to an emergency—or even to a wheel going off the pavement’s edge. At highway speeds, overcorrecting or excessive steering can cause the driver to lose control, which can force the vehicle to slide sideways and roll over.

Click one of the links below to see the results of overcorrecting.

 Overcorrects once.

 Overcorrects twice.