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An eri~rgency like this requires
t10
,attintion .arid a
quick decision. 1fy.0~1
are.
holding the steering wheel at
the rec,omme,nded-9 and 3 o'elock-..positims, you can
turn it a full
180
de,grees.
very quickly
without removing
eith.er hand. But
you
have t o m t
h s t ,
ste,er
quickly,
and.
j u s t
as quickly straighten the
wheel once you have
avoided the object..
The fact that such emergency situations
..me
always
possible
is
a-goD.d reason to pmctice. defensive driving at
all times and wexr safety b.elts properly.
Off-Road Recovery
You
m a y
find soriletime that your right wheels have
dropped off the. edge of a road onto the shoulder while
y ~ i ' r e driving.
T f
the level
of .the shoulder is only slightly below
the
pavemefit, recovery should be fairly
easy.
Ease off tlie
accelerator and then, if there is nothing in the
way7
steer
so.
that your-vehicle straddies the edge of the pavement.
You-
cm turn
the st.eering wheel up taone-quarter turn until the
right front tire contacts -the pavement edge. Then
turn your
steering
wheel
to'
go straight
dawn
the
roadway,
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