Chevrolet TRACKER 1993 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 137)

Depending on your speed, this can be

rather violent for an unprepared driver.

This is one of the reasons driving

experts recommend that you use your

safety belts and keep both hands on the

steering wheel.

The fact that such emergency situations

are always possible is a good reason to

practice defensive driving at all times.

Off-Road Recovery

You may find sometime that your right

wheels have dropped off the edge of a

road onto the shoulder

(A)

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

(B)

until the right front tire contacts

the pavement edge. Then turn your

steering wheel to go straight down the

roadway.

If

the shoulder appears to be about four

inches

(100

mm)

or more below the

pavement,

this

difference can cause

problems. If there is not enough room to

pull entirely onto the shoulder and stop,

then follow the same procedures. But

if

the right front tire scrubs against the

side of the pavement, do NOT steer

more sharply. With too much steering

angle, the vehicle may jump back onto

the road with

so

much steering input

that it crosses over into the oncoming

traffic before you can bring it back

under control. Instead, ease

off

again on

the accelerator and steering input,

straddle the pavement once more, then

try

again.

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