Chevrolet 1997 Cavalier Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 173)

The traction you can get in a curve depends on the

condition of your tires and the road surface, the angle at

which the curve is banked, and your speed. While you’re

a curve, speed is the one factor you can control.

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.

Refer to “Enhanced Traction System” in the Index.

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 road conditions. Under less

favorable conditions

you’ll

want to

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

you can “drive” through the

curve. Maintain a reasonable, steady speed. Wait to

accelerate until you are out

the curve, and then

accelerate gently into the straightaway.

Steering

Emergencies

There

are

times when steering can be more effective

than braking. For example, you come over

hill and

find a truck stopped

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 Chevrolet can perform very well

emergencies

like these. First apply your brakes. (See “Braking in

Emergencies” earlier

this section.)

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

the space available.

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