In a message dated 5/27/99 8:39:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
arthurhsmith@compuserve.com writes:
<< oversteer>>> the rear of your car feels like it wants to slide out on a
turn so you reduce the steering angle on the steering wheel.
understeer>>> thefront of your car feels like it wants to slide out on a
turn so you increase the steering angle on the steering wheel >>
Or, as some famous race car driver (Richard Petty?) put it, "Understeer is
when the front of the car hits the wall and oversteer is when the back of the
car hits the wall."
That's made it easier for me to remember.. YMMV
Don Marshall
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