Top Gear’s Richard Hammond On How Not To Drive Your Car Around Corners

In a short episode for National Geographic’s Science of Stupid series, Hammond explains the concepts of under and over-steering and how they affect a car’s ability to navigate around corners. As you might have guessed, neither one is a good thing to experience — though drifting is an example of it being utilised well.

While the clip mostly consists of snippets of cars doing it all wrong, Hammond does provide advice on how to get out of both situations, with the general guide being to slow down as you approach a corner, and accelerate as you go in and come out.

Of course, it also helps if you don’t lose a wheel or attempt high-speed manoeuvres on icy terrain, but those go without saying.

[YouTube, via CNET]