It is probably an indicator for the traction control system.
Traction control system. If the light is on constantly, there is a malfunction.
your drive wheels are spinning (wheel spin)
skid marks
about how fast is a car going that leaves skid marks of 80 feet
What do you mean by "Skid"?
If an investigator looked at the skid marks at the crash scene, he could tell how fast you were driving unless the vehicle has ABS brakes, then there would be no skid marks.
Anywhere between 45-40
Rubber being removed from the tire due to friction.
The past tense of skid is skidded. Your car may skid in the rain. My car skidded across the intersection.
When a car skids, the rear end of the car is coming around, a counter skid is when you counter that first skid in an attempt to correct the skid.
You turn your front wheels into the skid to regain steering.
Most definitely. It does not take much to damage a car today with plastic bumper skins.