Doing a spirited drive back from a shopping trip with my wife and the conversation went like this.
Wife. What happened there?
Me. The car was understeering so I had to lift off and provoke oversteer to keep us on the road and then apply some corrective lock.
Wife. Oh Ok then, it just felt a bit wierd! I try to keep all the wheels going in the direction of travel.
I guess the road was a little slippery but there was no panic, no shouting or screaming just a casual conversation. Note my tactful answer and how I implied it was the car that was understeering.
Have you ever had to explain your driving to a passenger?
Wife. What happened there?
Me. The car was understeering so I had to lift off and provoke oversteer to keep us on the road and then apply some corrective lock.
Wife. Oh Ok then, it just felt a bit wierd! I try to keep all the wheels going in the direction of travel.
I guess the road was a little slippery but there was no panic, no shouting or screaming just a casual conversation. Note my tactful answer and how I implied it was the car that was understeering.
Have you ever had to explain your driving to a passenger?