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The same is true when turning the wheel. For tight maneuvers, never grab the wheel from the inside. You run the risk of twisting your wrist when you have to move the steering wheel. With power-assisted steering now as standard on everything sans the owner-types, it is best to move the hands and wheels together as though they were one unit. As you exit a turn, simply rotate the steering wheel back to its center position, maintaining a firm grip on the wheel. Dog Fighting with G-Liners Along Highway 54 Highway 54 or known more for its modern name of EDSA is home to sudden braking and lane darting buses. These green-and-yellow five ton menaces prove very much the king of the road. No matter how loud or how many horn you have, the best way to lessen possible emergency maneuvers with these beasts is to learn proper distances. During heavy downpour, it is imperative that you follow the proper speed limit (60 km/h minimum and 100 km/h maximum for cars cruising on the highway). Funny enough, some people find a fetish of driving faster in the wet than in the dry (seeing the rain dispersal pattern on their tires could be a reason), but Michael Schumacher they aren’t. A good practice during cruising on any road is to maintain at least a four to five-second distance from the car in front of you. To check, try marking a stationary landmark with your mind, such as an electric post or a pretty lady on the street. Without getting distracted, count the number of seconds it takes you to cross that mark after the car ahead zoomed past. If you count less than four seconds, better lift the gas and increase the gap. If keeping an eye on the time isn’t your style, just try maintaining a two-meter gap for every kilometer traveled. This means that if you’re running at 60 km/h, you should have a distance of around 120 meters from the car in front of you. Generally, there's no harm if you increase your distance some more just to be safe. In anyway, this should give you ample time to apply your brakes or lift the throttle in case something awry happens directly in front of you. If you do need to apply the brakes, make sure you do it with ample warning for the car behind you. Though you may have four-wheel disc and ABS, the guy at the back maybe driving something with four-wheel drums as standard—so don’t do sudden braking especially for potholes and patches of water. Road imperfections aren’t a good excuse for sudden swerving for that matter, especially when traveling along the South Superhighway. Please note that you may have blind spots, and an 18-wheeler may be waiting to smash into your pretty fender if a sudden lane change goes wrong. If you’re not careful enough to spot a pothole, try coasting by braking lightly or lifting the throttle. If you’re really too late, just go through it rather than risking a collision with another vehicle to either side. |
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