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  • Occasionally, it is impossible. Most of the time several factors can help. 1. The lower the center of gravity, the harder it is for a car to flip. This is the big one. 2. If you start to tip. try to steer in the direction you are skidding/traveling and accelerate if it is a front wheel drive. 3. Travel slower when on areas with a higher grade or surfaces with lots of large boulders or crevices and dips and bumps. 4. If you're airborne and not going to land parallel to your direction of travel (more than 30% would be one of those impossible situations) make sure your wheels are lined up with your direction of travel and NOT the nose of the car. 5. Of course, no sudden jerking of the steering wheel when at higher speeds. 6. I believe wider tires reduce your chances of rolling over as well, because they are less likely to dig into the ground and contribute to the roll. 7. I forgot to mention stabilizer bars (thanks commenter) although most newer cars should have these. They do play a large part. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question432.htm
  • Steer ''into'' the slide. In other words, if you're sliding to the left turn the steering wheel to the left.

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