Chevrolet 2007 Silverado, Руководство пользователя

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Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time
on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing
the next vehicle.
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Do not overtake a slowly moving vehicle
too rapidly. Even though the brake lamps are
not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting
to turn.
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If you are being passed, make it easy for the
following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps
you can ease a little to the right.
Loss of Control
Let us review what driving experts say
about what happens when the three
control systems — brakes, steering, and
acceleration — do not have enough friction where
the tires meet the road to do what the driver
has asked.
In any emergency, do not give up. Keep trying to
steer and constantly seek an escape route or
area of less danger.
Skidding
In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle.
Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking
reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and
by not overdriving those conditions. But skids
are always possible.
The three types of skids correspond to your
vehicle’s three control systems. In the braking skid,
the wheels are not rolling. In the steering or
cornering skid, too much speed or steering in a
curve causes tires to slip and lose cornering force.
And in the acceleration skid, too much throttle
causes the driving wheels to spin.
A cornering skid is best handled by easing your
foot off the accelerator pedal.
Remember: StabiliTrak
®
helps avoid only the
acceleration skid. See StabiliTrak
®
System
on page 385. If the StabiliTrak
®
System is off,
then an acceleration skid is also best handled by
easing your foot off the accelerator pedal.
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