1993 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 138

Your Driving andthe Road Loss of Control Skidding road), ease your foot the accelerator off pedal as soon as you feel the vehicle start to slide. Quickly steer way you the want the vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough, your vehicle will straighten out.As it does, straighten the front wheels. I Of course, traction reduced is when water, snow, ice, gravel, or other material is on the road. For safety, you'll I want to slow down and adjust your driving to these conditions. It is important to slow downon slippery surfaces because stopping distance will be longer and vehicle control more limited. While drivingon a surface with reduced traction, try your best avoid sudden to steering, acceleration, or braking (including engine braking shifting to by a lower gear). Any sudden changes Let's reviewwhat driving experts say In a skid, a driver lose controlof can about what happens when three the the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid control systems (brakes, steering and most skidsby taking reasonable care acceleration) don't have enough friction suited to existing conditions, and not by where the tires meetthe road to do "overdriving" those conditions. But what the driverhas asked. skids are always possible. In any emergency, don't give up. Keep The three types skids correspondto of trying to steer and constantly seek an your Chevrolet's three control systems. escape route or areaof less danger. In thebraking skid your wheels aren't rolling. Inthe steering or cornering skid, too much speed or steering a in curve causes tires slip and lose to cornering force. And the acceleration in skid too much throttle causes the driving wheelsto spin. A cornering skid andan acceleration skid are best handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal.If your vehicle starts to slide (as when youturn a corneron a wet, snow- or ice-covered 136 1 I