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Until recently, bulging worldwide inventories in the oil-importing nations acted as a brake on rising prices. But the war between Iran and Iraq, which has cut total OPEC production by about 3.5 million bbl. per day, has created pressure for higher prices. Repeated bombings and shellings have reduced to rubble the refineries and export facilities in the two countries, and experts believe that it would take up to a year after hostilities ended before normal export levels could be resumed...
...night is balmy. The highway is lit by a full moon. Suddenly, as the car crests a hill, there it is, just 50 yards ahead, a terrorist roadblock: two small foreign cars, parked across the pavement. With only a second to react, the driver lunges at the emergency brake to lock the rear wheels, then jams down hard on the brake pedal too. He jerks the steering wheel to the right. The rear of the car twists savagely in a 180° "bootleg" turn...
There is a horrible screeching and the hot stink of brake pads and burning tires. Heart pounding, the driver guns his motor, racing away from the barricade. But now another car pulls out of a dark side road to cut him off. Though half blinded by its headlights, he jams on the brakes again, and just as his car is shuddering to a stop, he slams it into reverse and guns the engine. Seconds later he takes his foot off the gas and turns the steering wheel hard. Tires screaming, the car spins around once more, but is again facing...
Skid control comes first, performed by going through a slalom course on an inch of loose gravel. The trick is to accelerate and brake and countersteer the car as the rear end skids violently. You must use the skid. It's like driving on ice. The best way to stop a car is to brake steadily and very hard, not pump the brakes as many people believe. Next comes emergency braking and swerving to avoid objects at high speeds. Each student is ordered to drive absolutely flat out toward a sharp curve until the last possible second. Just when...
...cautious on the road or a hotshot, it upsets nearly everyone. Especially the macho types. It's a heavy landing for them to find out they really can't drive and are nowhere near the limits of the car." For reassurance, the student looks at the special brake pedal installed on the passenger side of Scott's Malibu for the instructor to use if a student panics and freezes...