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't room. That's
the time for evasive action
--
steering around the
problem.
Your Aurora 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
I80
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 s11ch 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
1/4
turn
until
the
right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn
your steering wheel
to
go
straight down the roadway.
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