An emergency like this requires close attention and a quick decision.
If
you
are holding the steering wheel at the recommended
9
and
3
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.
The fact that such emergency situations are always possible is a good reason
to practice defensive driving at all times and wear safety belts properly.
Off-Road
Recovery
You
may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped
off
the edge of
a road onto the shoulder 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
114
turn until the right front tire contacts
the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down the
roadway.
1.
Edge
of
Road
Surface
2.
Slow Down
3.
Left Approx.
Quarter Turn
4.
Recover
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