1993 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 163

'Your Driving and the Road Steering in Emergencies (CONI) An emergency like this requires close attention and aquick decision. If you are holding the steering wheelat 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. You must then be prepared steer back to to your original lane and then brake to a controlled stop. Depending on your speed, this can be rather violent for an unprepared driver. This is one of the reasons driving experts recommend that you use your safety belts and keep both hands the on steering wheel. The fact that such emergency situations are always possible is a good reason to practice defensive driving at all times. 162 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 5/4 turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. If the shoulder appears to be about four inches (100 mm) or more below the pavement, this differencecan cause problems. If there is not enough room to pull entirely onto the shoulder and stop, then follow the same procedures. But if the right front tire scrubs against the side of the pavement,do not steer more sharply. With too much steering angle, the vehicle may jump back onto the road with so much steering input thatit crosses over into the oncoming traffic before you can bring it back under control. Instead, easeoff again on the accelerator and steering input, straddle the pavement once more, thentry again.