1993 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 201

Try to adjust your speed so you can "drive" through the curve. Maintain a reasonable, steady speed. Wait to accelerateuntil you are outof the curve, and then accelerate gently into the straightaway. When you drive into acurve at night, it's harder to see the road ahead of you because it bends away from the straight beams of your lights.This is one good reason todrive slower. Steering in Emergencies There aretimes when steering can be moreeffective than braking. For example, you come over a hill and find a truck stopped in yourlane, or a car suddenly pulls out from nowhere, or a child darts out from between parked carsand stops right in front of you. You can avoid these problems by braking -- if you can stop in time.But sometimes you can't; there isn't problem. room. That's the time for evasive action -- steering around the Your Cadillac can perform very well in emergencies like these. First apply your brakes. Itis better toremove as muchspeed as you can from a possible collision.Then steer around problem, to the left or right the depending onthe space available. An emergency like this requires close attention and a quick decision. If you are holding the steeringwheel at 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, steerquickly, and justas quickly straighten the wheel once you have avoidedthe object. You must then be prepared to steerback to your original lane and then braketo a controlled stop. Depending onyour speed, this canbe ratherviolent for an unprepared driver. This is one of the reasonsdriving experts recommend that you use your safety belts and keep both hands the steeringwheel. on 188