"Speedy Gonzales" <agarbati@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:949da31e.0401190759.343eeeff@posting.google.c om...
> I am headed home on Sat night doing about 80 on my Accord Coupe.
> Little Bambi decides to jump out in front of me. I veer right and the
> car starts fishtailing. I tried controlling it but ended up doing a
> complete 270 with car pointed the wrong way and smoke everywhere.

Just curious, when you steered to the side, did you let go the gas pedal at
the same time?
If you did, that most probably made the front end slow down and, combined
with the sudden change of direction, the car spun.