1993 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 193

Sometimes, as when you're driving on snow or ice, it's easy to ask more of those controlsystems than thetires and road can provide. That means you can lose control of your vehicle. Braking action involves perceDtion time and reactiontime. First, you have to decide to push on the brake pedal. That's perceDtion time. Then you have to bring up your foot and it. That's reaction time. do Average reaction timeis about 3/4 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 morewith another. Age, physical condition, alertness, coordination, andeyesight all play a part. So do alcohol, drugs and frustration. Buteven 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 cnough space between your vehicle and others is - impclrtmt. o t LAWN*. .ILIU.II q w g di\l,mccb vary grcatly with the surface of q IIK IO.^ ( u t ~ i l t ~ Ik ~ lp a i ~ - l l ~or *gr,t\cl);the condition of the road I ~ l~t ( U L ' I . d r ? , ~ )i IIIC 1rc.d. J . ) I ttrc L X ~ ~ I ~ I O I I ~ o f your brakes. . h J . 0 ALclid nccdlchs hca\y braking. Somc: people drive in spurts -- heavy acceleration followed by heavy braking -- rather than keeping pace with traffic. This is a mistake. Your brakes may not have time to cool 179