An emergency like this requires close attention and a
quick decision. If you
are
holding the steering wheel at
the recornended
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.
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 one-quarter
turn
until the
right fiont tire contacts the pavement edge. Then
turn
your
steering wheel to go straight down the roadway.
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