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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.
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.
OFF-ROAD
’-
OUARTER
TURN
LEFT
APPROX.
If
the
level of the shoulder is only slightly below the
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.
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 one-quarter
turn
until the
right front tire contacts
the
pavement edge.
Then
turn
your
steering wheel to go straight down the roadway.