What causes a car to go into a spin?

chrisw

rbulph wrote: »

Yes, a clockwise spin, more than full circle.

A BMW, rear wheel drive. I was turning to the left to leave the roundabout, and the car span to the right. I don't think I steered very much as the spin happened because it seemed ineffective.

Pretty much impossible.

Booting as you turn left would make it spin anti clockwise.

parking_question_chap

Fuel spill, excess speed or slick tyres.

rbulph

Actually I've just looked up what a mini-roundabout is, and it wasn't one of those, just quite a small roundabout. Maybe I span clockwise, but that wasn't my recollection.

DUTR

rbulph wrote: »

Actually I've just looked up what a mini-roundabout is, and it wasn't one of those, just quite a small roundabout. Maybe I span clockwise, but that wasn't my recollection.

Amazing eh?

Sea_Shell

Slightly worrying that you have a licence and don't appear to know what a mini-roundabout is!!

vacheron

As per the other two posters. If this came as an unexpected surprise to you, it wasn't icy cold, and you aren't one for "spirited" driving then a diesel spill is the most likely culprit.

I remember driving over one as a passenger when my friend was driving round a roundabout and it was like being on a skating rink, no noise, no real speed, the tyres just stopped doing anything until we gently pirouetted over to the other side of it!

AdrianC

vacheron wrote: »

As per the other two posters. If this came as an unexpected surprise to you, it wasn't icy cold, and you aren't one for "spirited" driving then a diesel spill is the most likely culprit.

I remembering driving over one as a passenger when my friend was driving round a roundabout and it was like being on a skating rink, no noise, no real speed, the tyres just stopped doing anything until we gently pirouetted over to the other side of it!

Diesel on a roundabout exit would be far more likely to see understeer or a complete sideways slide than oversteer.

It's hard to picture the front wheels missing the diesel yet both rears hitting it.

Even then, there's some serious momentum to continue into a full 360deg+ spin.

Jackmydad

Does the OP have dash cam footage to show?
Because otherwise there's not way for anyone to know anything apart from the fact that a 360 degree spin must be caused by not driving to suit the conditions at the time.

coffeehound

rbulph wrote: »

I think I was braking, but I wasn't going excessively fast.

Braking while turning can do it. The only time I span out was due to braking on a wet corner, but only managed a 180 ..

SHAFT

TFF.

Too !!!!ing Fast.