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Suppose you’re steering through a sharp curve. Then
you
suddenly accelerate.
Both
control systems
--
steering and
acceleration
--
have to do their work where the tires meet
the road. Adding the sudden acceleration can demand
too
much
of
those places.
You
can lose control.
What should you
do
if this ever happens? Ease up
on
the
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 roadconditions. 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.
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 vehicle can petform very well in emergencies like
these. First apply your brakes.’ (See “Braking in
Emergencies” ,earlier in this section.) 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.
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