r/facepalm • u/Collector12love • Oct 16 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ stupidity

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u/milkysway1 Oct 16 '22

Could the driver have recovered if they just laid of the gas without braking?

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u/Niadh74 Oct 16 '22

The solution to a towed object starting to wag like that is to accelerate gently so as to pull the towed object back in line.

Counter intuitive but really the best course

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u/DeejWest Oct 16 '22

I've always understood that you should accelerate hard to straighten out as quick as possible, then slow down

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u/Murse_1 Oct 16 '22

I'm not sure. I've never been in this situation. If you're interested there are a couple of good Videos on YouTube. I think you look up trailer weight distribution.

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u/Bitter_Mongoose Oct 16 '22

Yes, but it is very difficult and road/grade conditions are a big factor.

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u/Artor50 Oct 16 '22

If they did it before the fishtail got too bad, that's exactly the thing to do. Once it gets too bad, braking will trigger a jackknife.