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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
--
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.