1993 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 161

either hand. But have to act fast, steer quickly, and you you just asquickly straighten the wheel once have avoided the object. You must then be prepared to steer back to your original lane and then brake to controlled a 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 on the steering wheel. Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edgeof a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. If the levelof the shoulderis only slightly below the off pavement, recovery should be fairly easy. Easethe accelerator and then, if therenothing in the way, steer is so that your vehicle straddles edge of the pavement. the up You can turn the steering wheel to 1/4 turn until the right fronttire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn go your steering wheel to straight downthe roadway. The fact that such emergency situations always are possible is a good reasonto practice defensive driving at all times. 159