JMC JIMMY 1993 Owner's Manual page 191

car suddenly pulls out from nowhere, or a child darts out from between
parked cars and stops right in front of you. You can avoid these problems by
braking-if you can stop in time. But sometimes you can't; there isn't room.
That's the time for, evasive action-steering around the problem.
Your vehicle can perform very well in emergencies like these. First apply your
brakes.
It is better to remove as much speed as you can from a possible collision.
Then steer around the problem, to the left or right depending on the space
available.
An emergency like this requires close attention and a quick decision. I f you
are holding the steering wheel at the recommended 9 and 3 o'clock positions,
you can turn it a full 180 degrees very quickly without removing either hand.
But you have to act fast, steer quickly, and just as quickly straighten the
wheel once you have avoided the object. You must then be prepared to steer
back to your original lane and then brake to a controlled stop.
Depending on your speed, this can be rather violent for an unprepared driver.
This is one of the reasons driving experts recommend that you use your
safety belts and keep both hands on the steering wheel.
The fact that such emergency situations are always possible is a good reason
to. practice defensive driving at all times.
Off-Road Recovery
You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped
off the edge of
a road onto the shoulder while you're driving.
If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery
should be fairly easy. Ease
off the accelerator and then,
if there is nothing in
the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You
can turn the steering wheel up to 1/4 turn until the right front tire contacts
the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel
to
go straight down the
roadway.
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