1998 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 158

What should you do this ever happens? Ease up the if on accelerator pedal, steer vehicle the way you want it the to go, and slow down. Speed limit signs near curves warn that you should Of adjust your speed. course, the posted speeds are based on good weather road conditions. Under less and favorable conditionsyou'll want to go slower. If you need to reduce your speed as you approach a curve, doit before you enterthe curve, while your front wheels are straight ahead. so Try to adjust your speed you can "drive" through the curve. Maintain a reasonable, steady speed. Wait to are accelerate until you out of the curve, and then accelerate gentlyinto the straightaway. Steering in Emergencies There are times when steering can be more effective than braking. For example, you come over a and hill in find a truck stopped your lane, or a car suddenly pulls out from nowhere, or a child darts out between from parked cars and stops right front of you. You can in -avoid these problems by braking if you can stop in time. But sometimes you can't; there isn't room. That's the timefor evasive action-- steering around the problem. Your vehicle can perform very well in emergencies like these. First apply your brakes. (See "Braking in Emergencies'' earlierin this section.)It is better to remove as much speed as you can a possible from collision. Then steer around problem, to theleft or the right depending on the space available. 4-11