1993 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 187

Thetractionyoucangetinacurvedependsonthecondition of yourtires andtheroadsurface,theangleatwhichthecurveisbanked,andyour speed.Whileyou're in a curve,speedistheonefactoryoucancontrol. Supposeyou'resteeringthroughasharpcurve.Thenyousuddenly accelerate.Those two controlsystems-steeringandacceleration-can overwhelmthoseplaceswherethetiresmeettheroadandmakeyoulose control. Whatshouldyoudo if thiseverhappens?Letupontheacceleratorpedal, steerthevehiclethewayyouwant it to go, and slow down. Speedlimitsignsnearcurveswarnthatyoushouldadjustyourspeed.Of course,thepostedspeedsarebased on goodweatherandroadconditions. Underlessfavorableconditionsyou'llwanttogoslower. If youneed to reduceyourspeedasyouapproachacurve,do enterthecurve,whileyourfrontwheelsarestraightahead. it beforeyou Try to adjustyourspeed so youcan"drive"throughthecurve.Maintaina reasonable,steadyspeed.Waittoaccelerateuntilyouareoutofthecurve, andthenaccelerategentlyintothestraightaway. Whenyoudriveintoacurveatnight,it'sharder to seetheroadahead youbecauseitbendsawayfr0.mthestraightbeamsofyourlights.Thisis onegoodreasontodriveslower. of Steering in Emergencies Therearetimeswhensteeringcanbemoreeffectivethanbraking.For example,youcomeovera hill andfindatruckstopped in yourlane,or a carsuddenlypullsoutfromnowhere,orachilddartsoutfrombetween parkedcarsandstopsright in frontofyou.Youcan avoidtheseproblems by braking-ifyoucanstop in time.Butsometimesyoucan't;thereisn'troom. That'sthetimeforevasiveaction-steeringaroundtheproblem. Your vehiclecanperformverywell brakes. in emergencieslikethese.Firstapplyyour It isbetter to removeasmuchspeedasyoucanfrom apossiblecollision. Thensteeraroundtheproblem,totheleftorrightdependingonthespace available. Anemergencylikethisrequirescloseattentionandaquickdecision. I you f 9 and 3 o'clockpositions, areholdingthesteeringwheelattherecommended youcan turn it a full 180 degreesveryquicklywithoutremovingeitherhand. Butyouhave to actfast,steerquickly,andjustasquicklystraightenthe 4-1 9