1997 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 168

Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheelshave dropped off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. An emergency like this requires close attention and a quick decision. If you are holding the steering wheel at the recommended9 and 3 o'clock positions,you can turn it a full degrees very quickly without removing 180 either hand. But have to act fast, steer quickly, and you just as quickly straightenthe wheel once you have avoided the object. The fact thatsuch emergency situations are always possible is a good reason to practice defensive driving at all times and wear safety belts properly. If the levelof the shoulder is only slightly below the be pavement, recovery should fairly easy. Easeoff the accelerator and then, if there is nothing the way, steer so in that your vehicle straddles the edge the pavement. You of can turn the steering wheel up to one-quarter turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then your turn steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. 4-12