8-6
DrivingandOperating
Thefactthatsuchemergency
situations arealwayspossible isa
goodreasontopractice defensive
drivingatalltimesandwearsafety
beltsproperly.
isnothingintheway,steersothat
thevehiclestraddles theedgeofthe
pavement. Turnthesteeringwheel
8to13cm(3to5inches), about
one-eighth turn,untiltherightfront
tirecontactsthepavement edge.
Thenturnthesteering wheeltogo
straight downtheroadway.
Skidding
Inaskid,adrivercanlosecontrolof
thevehicle. Defensive driversavoid
mostskidsbytakingreasonable
caresuitedtoexisting conditions,
andbynotoverdriving those
conditions. Butskidsarealways
possible.
Off-RoadRecovery
Thevehicle's rightwheelscandrop
offtheedgeofaroadontothe
shoulder whiledriving.
LossofControl
Thethreetypesofskidscorrespond
tothevehicle's threecontrol
Letusreviewwhatdrivingexperts
sayaboutwhathappenswhenthe
threecontrolsystems—brakes,
steering, andacceleration—donot
haveenoughfriction wherethetires
meettheroadtodowhatthedriver
hasasked.
systems.Inthebrakingskid,the
wheelsarenotrolling. Inthe
steering orcornering skid,toomuch
speedorsteeringinacurvecauses
tirestoslipandlosecornering force.
Andintheacceleration skid,too
muchthrottle causesthedriving
wheelstospin.
Inanyemergency,donotgiveup.
Keeptryingtosteerandconstantly
seekanescaperouteorareaof
lessdanger.
Ifthevehiclestartstoslide,ease
yourfootofftheaccelerator pedal
andquicklysteerthewayyouwant
thevehicletogo.Ifyoustart
steering quicklyenough,thevehicle
maystraighten out.Alwaysbeready
forasecondskidifitoccurs.
Iftheleveloftheshoulder isonly
slightly belowthepavement,
recovery shouldbefairlyeasy.Ease
offtheaccelerator andthen,ifthere
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| Tags | Cadillac SRX 2.8, Cadillac SRX 3.0 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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