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by roadpup2 on July 21st, 2007
Of course it is. It is impossible to have full control of a vehicle when you are in a skid. The major causes of skids are excessive speed and excessive braking. Skids are for emergency situations only and to be avoided if at all possible.
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on July 21st, 2007
Do skid marks in my panties count?
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on July 22nd, 2007
On dry pavement, yes.
On rain-covered pavement, usually unless there is a LOT of oil soaked into the asphalt; Florida ice.
In the winter the only people who don't skid around here are those that either don't drive or those that drive so slow that the cops will ticket them. Personally, I corner like Takumi Fujiwara in the winter.
Tip - 1f you can't do hold at least 35 MPH on slush-covered ice without leaving the road, don't drive in NH during the winter. Stay home or hire a chauffeur.
by Wickels on July 21st, 2007
It really depends on the cop. It could be considered reckless or driving to fast for conditions if the roads are slick.
by anonymous on July 21st, 2007
if it was to avoid an accident I wouldn't think so, but if it were on purpose for no reason I'm sure they could make it stick
by jackpipe30 on October 28th, 2008
It really depends on the totality of the circumstances. The traffic present, whether or not you have passengers and thier ages, the speed at which you were going, what kind of area it was (residential, industrial, business, or rural etc), and what the officer saw. I've written a guy a reckless driving citation before for doing a screeching U-turn in an intersection where 4 cars were approaching, disregarding the stop sign at the intersection, and speeding away. A rule of thumb that some officers tend to use is if there are 2 or more violations you can write for reckless, but I tend to take in the whole situation.
by Anonymous on October 19th, 2008
I know in Virginia if your tire breaks free of the pavement (skidding would be doing that)then it can be wreckless.
by Needs some coffee on October 19th, 2008
Yes. If you are skidding you are not in control of your vehicle.
by john pennington on October 25th, 2008
What is your definition of skidding.
Squealing the tires??
by Anonymous on July 22nd, 2007
What is your definition of skidding?
where to apply 4 hardhship license in az 4 going 2 work, during work(im medical transp. driver),& poss. 2 comm. service?cant afford fine
by avengekitty on October 25th, 2011
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I got the ticket for making a U turn on the street which has middle lane for left-right turn with yellow dot line.. is it corrected?
by hoang_q_nguyen on May 5th, 2010
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is loosing a tire considered as reckless driving?
by chips52 on July 28th, 2010
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I accidently swerved on the free way an off duty cop started following me vigerously and i got a reckless driving citation for court now wat
by Shayne_C on November 2nd, 2010
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I dont know if i received a reckless driving charge or not?
by kawarider85 on December 19th, 2010
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Comments
I would agree with that about eight months out of the year. The other four skids are inevitable unless you live somewhere that is either warm or has omnipresent road crews with tons of salt.
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on July 21st, 2007
Ok roadpup. If skidding is 'of course' reckless driving, then is the entire population of Winnipeg reckless when they hit black ice and skid like bumper cars? Was I being reckless when my car started skidding down my street because of the inch of ice under the snow? Would I be reckless in skidding to avoid a moose on the road around a blind corner on a highway? I have many more examples but just don't have the time. Reckless driving may LEAD to skidding, but skidding is not reckless.
by geek860 on July 22nd, 2007
Maybe somebody JUST moved to NJ and has never seen a snowflake in their life?
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on July 22nd, 2007
Could be. But come on people...use some common sense.
by geek860 on July 22nd, 2007
We're Americans; we can't :P
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on July 22nd, 2007
This question was asked in July and you answered in July - Snow was not an issue!
by squid on December 21st, 2008
I've had snow in my yard as late as June and as early as September.
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on December 26th, 2008