1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 159
1998 Oldsmobile 88 Manual
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. - 1 < , I Control of a Vehicle You have three systems that make your vehicle go where you want.itto go. They are the brakes, the steering and the accelerator.All three systems have to do their work at the places where the tires meet the road. '. ,...
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Control
of
a
Vehicle
You
have
three
systems
that
make
your
vehicle
go
where
you want.it
to
go.
They
are
the
brakes,
the
steering
and
the
accelerator.
All
three
systems
have
to
do
their
work
at
the
places
where
the
tires
meet
the
road.
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Braking
Braking
action
involves
perception
time
and
reaction
time.
First, you have
to
decide
to
push
on
the
brake
pedal.
That's
perception
time.
Then
you
have
to
bring
up
your
foot.
and
do
it.
That's
reaction
time.
Average
reaction
time
is
about
314
of
a second.
But
that's
only
an
average. It might
be
less
with
one
driver
and
as
long
as
two
or
three
seconds
or
more
with
another.
Age,
physical
condition,
alertness,
coordination
and
eyesight
all
play
a
part.
So
do
alcohol,
drugs
and
frustration.
But
even
in
3/4
of
a
second, a
vehicle
moving
at
60
mph
(100
km/h)
travels
66
feet
(20
m).
That
could
be
a
lot
of
distance
in
an
emergency,
so
keeping
enough
space
between
your
vehicle
and others
is
important.
And,
of
course,
actual
stopping
distances
vary
greatly
with
the
surface
of
the
road
(whether
it's
pavement
or
gravel);
the
condition
of
the
road
(wet,
dry,
icy);
tire
tread;
the
condition
of
your
brakes;
the
weight
of
the
vehicle
and
the
amount
of
brake
force
applied.
Sometimes,
as
when you're driving on
snow
or
ice,
it's
easy
to
ask
more
of
those
control
systems
than
the
tires
and
road
can
provide.
That
means
you
can
lose
control
of
your
vehicle.