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 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 front
tire
contacts the pavement edge. Then
tum
your
steering wheel to
go
straight down the roadway.
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