1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 166

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Your Driving and the Road Control of a Vehicle AM409005 You havethreesystemsthatmakeyourvehiclegowhereyouwant it togo. Theyarethebrakes,thesteeringandtheaccelerator.Allthreesystemshave to do their workat theplaceswherethetiresmeettheroad. to askmoreof Sometimes,aswhenyou'redrivingonsnoworice,it'seasy thosecontrolsystemsthanthetiresandroadcanprovide.Thatmeansyou can lose control of yourvehicle. Braking Brakingactioninvolvesperceptiontimeandreactiontime. First,youhave to decidetopushonthebrakepedal.That'sperception time.Thenyouhavetobringupyourfootanddoit.That'sreactiontime. Averagereactiontime is about 314 of asecond.Butthat'sonlyanaverage. I t mightbelesswith one driverandaslong astwoorthreesecondsor morewithanother.Age,physicalcondition,alertness,coordination,and in 3/4 eyesight all playapart. So do alcohol,drugsandfrustration.Buteven of asecond,avehiclemovingat 60 mph (100 km/h)travels 66 feet (20 m). That could bea lot of distance in anemergency, so keepingenoughspace betweenyourvehicleandothers is important. And, of course, actualstoppingdistancesvarygreatlywiththesurface road(whetherit'spavementorgravel);theconditionoftheroad(wet, icy);tiretread;andthecondition ofyourbrakes. of the dry,

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Your
Driving and
the
Road
Control
of
a
Vehicle
AM409005
You
have three systems that make your vehicle go where you want
it to go.
Theyarethebrakes,thesteeringandtheaccelerator.Allthreesystemshave
to
do their
work at
the places where the tires meet the road.
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.
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.
Averagereactiontime
is about
314
of
a second. But
that’s only an average.
I t
might be
less with
one
driver and as
long
astwoorthreesecondsor
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, actualstoppingdistancesvarygreatlywiththesurface
of the
road (whether
it’s pavement or gravel);
the condition of
the road (wet,
dry,
icy);tiretread;andthecondition
of your brakes.