How to Drive a Truck Quickly Without Flipping Over

Just because it doesn't look like a sports car doesn't mean you can't drive it like one.

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Driving a vehicle with a high center of gravity quickly can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. Their height-to-wheelbase ratio means they have a greater likelihood of rolling over in tight turns at high speed than something low like a sedan. But according to the Team O'Neil Rally School, all you need is a little know-how (and some quick reaction skills) to do it right.

Wyatt Knox, one of the school's senior instructors, put together a video explaining how to approach driving quickly with a truck or SUV. Basically, it all comes down to knowing how to predict what your vehicle will do once you enter into a turn. It's up to you to know just how much the tires will slide until something catches and you start to tip. This is especially true in rear-wheel drive vehicles, where you can get a lot of angle through a corner, and therefore, more potential to roll. Otherwise, it's just like driving any other car. Really, it just takes a lot of practice and muscle memory.

Knox also explains that you should know how to react in case your vehicle does start to roll. As soon as you feel one side of the car start to lift up off the ground, turn the steering wheel into the roll and step on the throttle. That should be enough to pull you out of a flip, if you're quick with your hands.

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