If an error has been committed and you are approaching an object at high speed, the amount of steering input required to change lanes is:

If an error has been committed and you are approaching an object at high speed, the amount of steering input required to change lanes is:

• A. Increases
• B. Decreases
• C. Remains the same as low speed
• D. None of the above are correct

Answer: (A)

When you’re moving fast and need to change lanes to avoid an object, you have less time and more momentum working against you. That means you must generate a stronger change in direction to get the vehicle over into the adjacent lane before you reach the obstacle. In other words, more steering input is required at higher speed to produce the same lateral movement in the shorter distance available. If you used the same amount of steering as you would at lower speeds, you wouldn’t complete the lane change in time, increasing the risk of collision. So the amount of steering input increases with speed.

When you’re moving fast and need to change lanes to avoid an object, you have less time and more momentum working against you. That means you must generate a stronger change in direction to get the vehicle over into the adjacent lane before you reach the obstacle. In other words, more steering input is required at higher speed to produce the same lateral movement in the shorter distance available. If you used the same amount of steering as you would at lower speeds, you wouldn’t complete the lane change in time, increasing the risk of collision. So the amount of steering input increases with speed.