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Your Driving and
the Road
Steering Tips
(CONI)
What should you do if this ever happens?
Ease up on the brake or accelerator pedal,
steer the vehicle the way you want
it
to
go, and slow down.
Speed limit signs near curves warn that
you should adjust your speed. Of course,
the posted speeds are based on good
weather and road conditions. Under less
favorable conditions you'll want to go
slower.
If you need to reduce your speed as you
approach a curve, do it before you enter
the curve, while your front wheels are
straight ahead.
Try to adjust your speed so you can
"drive" through the curve. Maintain a
reasonable, steady speed. Wait to
accelerate until you are out of the curve,
and then accelerate gently into the
straightaway.
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Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be
more effective than braking. For example
you come over a hill and find a truck
stopped in your lane, or a 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'1
room. That's the time for evasive action
--
steering around the problem.
Your Chevrolet can perform very well in
:mergencies like these. First apply your
srdkes
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but, unless you have anti-lock,
lot enough to lock your wheels. It
is
Jetter to remove as much speed as you
can from
a
possible collision. Then steer
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around the problem, to the left or right
depending on the space available.
An emergency like this requires close
attention and a quick decision. If 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.
The fact that such emergency situations
are always possible is a good reason to
practice defensive driving at all times and
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wear safety belts properly.
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