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Your rear tires start to skid on ice. What do you do first?

  1. Press the brake pedal hard
  2. Ease off the accelerator and steer smoothly where you want to go
  3. Press the accelerator to pull out of it
  4. Turn the wheel the opposite way to where you want to go
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Correct answer: Ease off the accelerator and steer smoothly where you want to go

Braking makes a skid worse. Look and steer where you want the car to go.

Source: Learn to Drive Smart (ICBC, 2026), Chapter 8, Emergency strategies: Skid control, page 117

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026