What should you do with the steering as your truck enters the loose material of an arrester bed?

• A.Weave side to side to spread the gravel
• B.Steer back toward the highway immediately
• C.Turn sharply to shorten the stopping distance
• D.Keep the truck straight in the bed and avoid hard steering inputs that could dig a wheel in and roll the vehicle

Why

Loose aggregate grabs unevenly, and a hard turn can trip the truck onto its side. Rolling straight lets all the wheels plow evenly and uses the full length of the bed the engineers provided.

Manual topic: Runaway Ramps - Using the Ramp · From the General Knowledge practice bank (GK-240).

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