Share a driving tip you use.

Kern Dog said:

Huh??? Come on, man……
One legged cars can do this easily. Cars with a limited slip can too if the driver has adequate skills. Cars get out of control because the drivers can’t handle them. I don’t do burnouts to heat the tires for a race. Sitting still while smoking the tires isn’t my thing. I do like to be moving while the tires are spinning. Drifting a is a whole lot of fun.

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I spent years trying to keep cars from going sideways while spinning the wheels to got up the snow covered driveway to my childhood home, built on the side of a mountain. Dad taught me watch the throttle around the last bend, narrow clearance with a large walnut tree left no room for error. Same skill set served me well in later years, driving a tractor trailer on slick roads. Trick was to outrun the trailer, without losing control of the tractor.

In 1970, I convinced dad to order a sure grip rear end in his new Valiant, the first car he ever special ordered. It made climbing the driveway in a straight line 100% easier. Unfortunately, dad wasn't able to adjust to the limited slip when he was cornering in town. That first winter, he spun the car out at a downtown intersection, and took out the passenger side rocker panel on a curb. He went back to a one legger rear when he traded the Valiant in on a new Dart in 1973.

The driveway pretty well took away any urges I might have had to spin my wheels on dry road, and sliding around in a tractor trailer pumped way more adrenaline than anything I could do with a car.

Here's a good driving tip for y'all : stay out of New Jersey. And New York, as well. There's plenty of whacko drivers on the roads here.

There's one dangerous place I have drive often. I have to turn left on a county road to get to the ranch. Because of the topography of this area there's very few places to pass. Even though there's double yellow lines where I turn people try to pass anyway. It's really bad if there's 2 or more cars behind me. I slow down early, hug the center line as a signal I'm going to turn, and when possible I signal a turn with my left arm.

This one is hard to explain but when I see traffic slowing ahead of me I'll slow down early so I can have some room to maneuver if I see the person behind me is coming too fast.

Use engine braking on long declines.
know how to "throttle steer" to adjust your line through a curve / corner.
As already posted, don't use cruse control on ice / snow.
Tires are critical for vehicle performance, directly impacting handling, braking, and overall safety. <-- This is a whole discussion on its own.
Billberry extract can reduce eye strain and improve night vision. Helps on long drives.
Don't leave soda cans or cell phone in the car with when its really hot or really cold. My kids are bad about this, have soda stains all over their car.
If you have a convertible make sure to have sunscreen and a hat in the car. Also useful in regular cars / trucks when driving long distance.
For newer EFI cars, try not to drive with the low fuel light on. The fuel in the tank helps cool the electric fuel pump.
Your cars handling can / will change with different amounts of fuel in the gas tank. The extent depends on fuel tank placement and baffling, and the cars center of gravity.
Secure or store items you don't want to get hit with in case of an accident, or even hard steering / braking.
The least reliable part of a car is the nut behind the steering wheel