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Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can De
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't room. That's the
time for evasive action
-
steering
around the problem.
Your Chevrolet
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.
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 wear safety belts properly.
I
Off-Ruad
Recovery
You
may find sometime that your right
lvheels have dropped
off
the edge
of
a
soad onto the shoulder while you're
hiving.
:f
the level of the shoulder is only
;lightly below the pavement, recovery
;hould be fairly easy. Ease off the
iccelerator and then, if there is nothing
n the way, steer
so
that your vehicle
itraddles the edge of the pavement. You
:an turn the steering wheel up to
1/4
urn until the right front tire contacts
he pavement edge. Then turn your
;teering wheel
to
go
straight down the
toadway.