i was entering a freeway on ramp at about 60 mph today when i hit a bump, all of a sudden it was like my rear end just scooted over about a foot in the opposite direction of the turn. i dont think it was oversteer because i wasnt sliding around, i had 100% traction at all 4 corners, it just . . . .pivoted. what do you think happened?

my current set up
98 civic coupe ex
h&r sports
15" wheels 195-55-15 kumho 712s

 

were u turning?

i think u just hit the bump and you just bounced a bit.... its happened to me just not that bad..

 

that used to happen in my first car all the time....when it does, just take your foot off the gas, and the car will straighten itself out.

 

may be the road just suck... and your rear tires didn't grip (laterally) right away after the bounce.

 

when the car bounces, the weight is lifted off the tires, and looses traction for a second, and the car can go anyways it want. Be glad it only went a foot

 

hahahaha oh this happened to me but i knew it was coming. there was like a 30 degree corner off this down hill turn from school and it was a wet day and i know my tires don't grip well on wet pavement so i downshifted and took the corner at like 60-80 kmh and my car was on the edge of slipping but the exit was really bumpy so everytime it went over a bump my car slide out a bit more. its fun if you know its coming.

 

get a roll bar

 

Happens to me when I autocross And I want to do that

 

When I had my old car I did the same thing, it was raining and I drove through a turn that had a bump like that and I took my foot off the gas and I spun out.

I was told to keep your foot on the gas when that happens, because the rear wheels loose traction, and when you take the foot off the gas it makes it worse, if you keep it on the gas it pushes the front wheels straight which will keep the car straight... or something like that.

 

Yes to pull out of an oversteer situation you press down on the gas more. A common thing, but most people don't do and make the situation worse by stepping on the brakes harder.

This is something that should be tried on a closed course like an autocross. It's something that doesn't come naturally and has taken me a bit of time to force myself to do instead of slamming on the brakes