This is just good emergency information you may not have heard. Do not turn off the engine as if you have power steering you will loose control of the wheel.
Do put your foot on the brake, shift into neutral, and try to pull off the road. That’s about all you can do, but at least you won’t be going one hundred miles an hour and endangering yourself and everyone else on the road.
(If you wonder why I posted this in each category, it’s because most of us drive!)
Be safe when driving. Courtesy is underrated, and if people think “guns” are dangerous, just remember your car is a huge and heavy piece of equipment that can be a huge danger if not driven safely.
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Here is a Bible verse that I found JUST WHEN I NEEDED IT. Sometimes it happens that way.
“Even when we are too weak to have any faith left, He remains faithful to us and will help us, for He cannot disown us, who are a part of Himself, and He will always carry out His promises to us.”
2 Timothy 2:13
Have a BEAUTIFUL DAY!
Marsha
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March 18, 2010 at 10:27 pm |
wow…..helpful tip.. ill try and remember that. i guess, turning off the engine to make the vehicle stop only works with stick shifts.
March 19, 2010 at 12:47 am |
Yes. When you turn off a stick shift, you don’t loose power steering because you probably don’t have it. (I am not an expert on all vehicles 🙂 In automatic vehicles when the power goes off so does the power steering – and when you are used to the “power” it’s difficult to steer. Thanks for taking time to comment.
March 19, 2010 at 1:43 pm |
Good advice on the car emergency. I would hate to be a Toyota sales associate these days–even though a good portion of the incidents are driver error.
March 19, 2010 at 2:36 pm |
I would also hate to be a Toyota sales associate (would hate to be any car dealer associate).I think that would be tough trying to sell such expensive and diverse items.
I’ve had Toyotas and as the saying goes, “I love my Toyota”. I stick with the 4 runner though as I like to transport my kayak, my dog, and love knowing if I needed a place to sleep we could all fit in it! 🙂 Survivalist, I guess. Have a fantastic weekend!