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carsuddenly pulls outfromnowhere,ora child dartsoutfrombetween parkedcarsandstopsright in front ofyou.You canavoidtheseproblemsby braking-if youcanstop in time.Butsometimesyoucan't;thereisn'troom. That'sthetimeforevasiveaction-steeringaroundtheproblem. Your vehiclecanperformverywell in emergencieslikethese.Firstapplyyour brakes,butnotenough to lockyourfrontwheels. It is better to removeasmuchspeedasyoucanfromapossiblecollision. Thensteeraroundtheproblem, to theleft or rightdependingonthespace available. KO444 Anemergencylikethisrequirescloseattentionandaquickdecision.Ifyou 9 and 3 o'clockpositions, are holdingthesteeringwheelattherecommended youcan turn it a full 180 degreesveryquicklywithoutremovingeitherhand. Butyouhave to act fast, steer quickly, and just as quickly straighten the wheelonceyouhaveavoidedtheobject. Youmustthenbepreparedtosteer back to youroriginal lane andthenbrake to acontrolledstop. Dependingonyourspeed,thiscanberatherviolentforanunprepareddriver. Thisisone of thereasonsdrivingexpertsrecommendthatyouuseyour safetybeltsandkeep both handson the steering wheel. Thefactthatsuchemergencysituationsarealwayspossible to practicedefensivedrivingat all times. is agoodreason Off-Road Recovery Youmay find sometimethatyourrightwheelshavedropped a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. off theedge of

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car suddenly
pulls out from nowhere, or a
child darts out from between
parked cars and stops right
in front of you. You
canavoidtheseproblemsby
braking-if
youcanstop
in time. But sometimes you can’t;
there
isn’t room.
That’s the time for evasive action-steering around the problem.
Your
vehicle can perform very well
in emergencieslikethese.Firstapplyyour
brakes,butnotenough
to lockyourfrontwheels.
It is better to
remove as much speed as you can
from a possible collision.
Then steer around the problem,
to the
left or rightdependingonthespace
available.
KO444
An emergency
like
this requires close attention and a quick decision.
If you
are holding the steering wheel at the recommended
9
and
3
o’clock positions,
youcan turn
it
a full
180
degreesveryquicklywithoutremovingeitherhand.
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
to steer
back to youroriginal
lane and then brake
to
a controlled stop.
Dependingonyourspeed,thiscanberatherviolentforanunprepareddriver.
This
is one
of
thereasonsdrivingexpertsrecommendthatyouuseyour
safetybeltsandkeep
both hands on
the steering wheel.
Thefactthatsuchemergencysituationsarealwayspossible
is
a good reason
to
practice defensive driving at
all
times.
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.