Your
Driving
and
the
Road
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Braking in Emergencies
At some time, nearly every driver gets
into a situation that requires hard
braking.
You
have the rear wheel
anti-lock braking system. Your front
wheels can stop rolling when you brake
very hard. Once they do, the vehicle
can’t respond to your steering.
Momentum will carry it in whatever
direction it was headed when
the
wheels
stopped rolling. That could be off the
road, into the very thing you
were
trying to avoid, or into traffic.
So,
use
a “squeeze” braking technique.
This
will
give you maximum braking
while maintaining steering control. You
do this by pushing on the brake pedal
with steadily increasing pressure. When
you do, you can maintain steering
control. In many emergencies, steering
can help you more than even the very
best braking.
Steering
Power Steering
If you lose power steering assist because
the engine stops or the system fails to
function, you can steer but
it
will take
much more effort.
Steering Tips
Driving on Curves
It’s important to take curves at a
reasonable speed.
A
lot of the ‘‘driver lost control”
accidents mentioned on the news happen
on curves. Here’s why:
Experienced driver or beginner, each of
us
is
subject to the same laws of physics
when driving on curves. The traction
of
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