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Originally Posted by John Clay
While I'm in the mode of "what does it mean", what is "opposite lock" when someone is talking about driving?
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"Opposite lock" refers to steering a car into a slide.. Picture yourself in your car.. You've entered a corner way too fast and lift off the throttle, causing the rear of the car to rotate behind you. As the rear slides around, in order to regain control, one would often "steer into the slide" thus placing the steering wheel in an "opposite lock" scenario.
Or, to help visualize, turn on some "Dukes of Hazzard" reruns and watch how Bo and Luke evade Roscoe during some lurid slides/turns
