A specialized driver-training vehicle fitted with a hydraulic frame and caster wheels. An instructor controls the hydraulics to lift the car's weight slightly off its primary tires, artificially inducing oversteer, understeer, or total traction loss at low, safe speeds to teach skid recovery techniques.
Heard on the job
We spent three hours in the skid car learning how to catch snap oversteer before they let's on the ice track.
Related terms
Hydroplaning
A dangerous driving condition where a layer of water builds up between a vehicle tire and the road.
Aquaplane
To lose steering and braking control when tires ride on a layer of standing water.
Student driver
An unlicensed motorist operating a vehicle under the direct supervision of an instructor.