Question If the trailer begins to skid, it is best to: Answers Release the brakes. Accelerate. Quickly turn the steering wheel one way, then the other. Brake. Explanation If your trailer begins to skid, you should release the brakes to help regain traction. Once the wheels grip the road again, the trailer will begin to straighten out and follow the path of the tractor. This questions appears in the following tests: District Of Columbia Combination Indiana Combination Kansas Combination Minnesota Combination New Hampshire Combination New Jersey Combination South Carolina Combination South Dakota Combination Wyoming Combination