Sentences with phrase «to lose traction»

That changes if the wheels lose traction on slick pavement.

When front wheel drive cars lose traction in snow, they also lose the ability to steer.

There also is a winter mode, which helps keep the wheels from losing traction on snowy roads.

The front tires lost traction easily upon acceleration, especially while making gentle turns.

There's also a locking differential that prevents the rear wheels from losing traction.

The tried - and - true formulas to create sales and market share behind brands are becoming irrelevant and losing traction with consumers.

That said, it does lose traction during it's final third.

The assertion that vouchers are only for impoverished children is also losing traction as politicians keep expanding income levels.

And manual transmission aside, it seems that even for an automatic, it would be preferable to go into neutral and use the brakes to minimize the risk of losing traction.

In bad weather, all - wheel - drive is like an insurance policy that ensures the vehicle won't lose traction on wet or snowy roads.

We never lost traction at any point over a nearly three hour trek around the beginner's route.

But the movement lost traction in the 2000s, when the No Child Left Behind era imposed more grade - level standardized tests.

It's not always easy because the media lose interest and you risk losing traction.

If there's too much wheel spin, the tyres lose traction and acceleration is greatly reduced.

You are losing traction because they aren't keeping your suspension on the road.

From a stop, the engine is powerful enough to make the front wheels lose traction upon acceleration.

What's surprising is how many startups lose their traction channel due to dumb mistakes.

I came into the very last turn slightly too fast and lost traction hitting the ground hard.

But as everyone struggles to figure out what's real and what's bogus, the movie loses traction.

As the back end loses traction (which could be the case based on your description of the tyres) the car will feel like it is suddenly turning too much into the corner.

It turns in well, displays no body roll, and then sticks and sticks and sticks, finally losing traction in a progressive, predictable manner.

On snow, ice, and sand, rear - wheel drive loses its traction advantage to front or all - wheel - drive vehicles which have greater weight over the driven wheels.

As soon as an idea loses traction in a big organisation with many voices, it's probably dead.

Give it up and walk away and you lose all the time you put into it and will eventually lose any traction you were getting.

Your front tires lose traction and could slide right off the road before your rear tires.

Traction control prevents the wheels from spinning and losing traction when you step on the accelerator.

Without trust, we will lose traction with the target audiences we want to reach.

- If you do lose traction and the back - end of your car starts to slide, don't worsen the skid by braking.

Keep your wheels turning to stop you from losing traction.

This buildup caused your tires to lose traction as the vehicle is essentially floating on top of the water.

It is also likely that the traction control system will not function, and the vehicle may lose traction on wet or icy roads.

I'm still playing it, kind of lost traction, but it's great.

I could feel the ABS engage several times at slow speeds when I knew the tires were not losing traction.

But, as tobacco companies are losing traction in developed countries, it is likely they will be more and more new markets with their poison.

If the car loses traction on a slippery road, sensors at the wheels and in the steering system will apply one or more of the brakes to assist the driver in regaining control.

Also, there has been a few cases I've read about where RWD 911s were lost, together with many meters of guard - rail, when they suddenly lose traction in corners on wet surfaces.

Designed to avoid losing traction control of vehicle, here are some of the advantages of this safety feature system:

The four - wheel, independent suspension system and the grippy radial tires make losing traction next to impossible.

During the trip to Naples, I got caught in a rainstorm, and that uncovered what may be the Club Wagon's only bad habit: The rear wheels lose traction easily on slippery surfaces.

It's been a long road for the Vita, and despite it becoming a small beacon of light for handheld RPG's and indie darlings, the system quickly lost traction to mobile gaming and Nintendo's 3DS.

Unions lost traction in the U.S. post WWII.

The PCs lost traction in southern Alberta but maintained support in northern Alberta, Calgary, and Edmonton.)

Pres. Obama's support among Democrats is still solid, but Sarah Palin has lost some traction among Republicans.

The watered down story loses traction in its vague familiarity to the dozens of other similarly plotted films.

The argument advocating the abolition of summer vacation holds that U.S. schools are losing traction worldwide because students here remain too idle for too long.