Do not get
too
close
to
the vehicle you want
to
pass
while you’re awaiting an opportunity. For one thing,
following too closely reduces your area of vision,
especially if you’re following a larger vehicle. Also,
you
won’t have adequate space if the vehicle ahead
suddenly slows or stops. Keep back a reasonable
distance.
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When it looks like a chance to pass is coming up,
start
to
accelerate but stay in the right lane and don’t
get too close. Time.your move
so
you will be
increasing speed as the time comes to move into the
other lane. If the way is clear
to
pass,
you
will have a
“running start” that more than makes up for
the
distance you would lose by dropping back. And if
something happens to cause
you
to cancel your pass,
you need only slow down and drop back again and
wait for another opportunity.
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If
other cars are lined up to pass a slow vehicle, wait
your turn. But take care that someone isn’t trying to
pass you as
you
pull out
to
pass the slow vehicle.
Remember to glance over your shoulder and check
the blind spot.
Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and
start your left lane change signal before moving out
of the right lane to pass. When you are far enough
ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front in you:
inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal
and move back into the right lane. (Remember that
your right outside mirror is convex. The vehicle you
just passed may seem to be farther away from
you
than
it
really is.)
Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on
two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the next
vehicle.
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Don’t overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly.
Even though the brake lights are not flashing,
it
may
be slowing down or starting to turn.
If you’re being passed, make
it
easy for
the
following driver to get ahead
of
you. Perhaps you
can ease a little
to
the right.
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