Chevrolet 1994 Lumina Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 138)

ppose you’re steering through a sharp curve.. Then

you suddenly apply the brakes. Both control systems

steering and braking

have to do their work where the

tires meet the road. Unless you have four-wheel

anti-lock brakes, adding the hard braking can demand

too much of those places. You can lose control.

The same thing can happen if you’re steering through a

sharp curve and you suddenly accelerate. Those two

control systems

steering and acceleration

can

overwhelm those places where the tires meet the road

and make you lose control.

What should you do

this ever happens? Ease up on the

brake or 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 road conditions. Under less

favorable conditions you’ll want to go slower.

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

adjust your speed

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.

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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

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 Chevrolet can perform very well in emergencies

like these. First apply your brakes

but, unless you

have anti-lock, not enough to lock your wheels. (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.

An emergency like

this

requires close attention and a

quick decision. If you are holding the steering wheel at

the recommended

and

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.

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