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.
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 Bane.
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.
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
your
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.
Don’t overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly.
Even though the brake lamps 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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Let’s review what driving experts say about what
happens when
the
three control systems (brakes, steering
and acceleration) don’t have enough friction where the
tires meet
the
road to
do
what the driver has asked.
In any emergency, don’t give up. Keep trying to steer and
constantly
seek
an
escape route or area
of
less
danger.
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