Chevrolet LUMINA 1999 Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 159)

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Suppose 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 if 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.

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 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.

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