Off-Road Recovery
You may find sometime that your right wheels have
dropped
off
the edge of a road onto the shoulder while
you’re driving.
If
the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the
pavement, recovery should
be
fairly easy. Ease
off
the
accelerator and then,
if
there
is nothing in the way, steer
so
that
your
vehicle straddles the edge
of
the
pavement.
You
can
turn
the steering wheel
up
to one-quarter
turn
until
the
right fiont tire contacts the pavement edge. Then
turn
your
steering wheel
to
go
straight down the roadway.
Passing
The driver of a vehicle about to pass another on
a
two-lane highway waits for just the right moment,
accelerates, moves around the vehicle ahead, then goes
back into the right lane again.
A
simple maneuver?
Not
necessarily! Passing another vehicle
on
a two-lane
highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the
passing vehicle occupies the same lane as oncoming
I
traffic for several seconds.
A
miscalculation, an error
in
judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration or anger can
suddenly put the passing driver face to face with the
worst of all traffic accidents
-- the head-on collision.
So
here are some tips for passing:
“Drive
ahead.”
Look
down the road, to the sides and to
crossroads for situations that might affect your passing
patterns.
If
you have any doubt whatsoever about
making a successful pass, wait for
a
better time.
Watch for traffic signs, pavement markings and lines.
If
you
can
see a sign
up
ahead
that
might
indicate
a
turn
or
an
intersection, delay your pass.
A
broken
center line usually indicates it’s all right to pass
(providing the road ahead is clear).
Never
cross
a
solid
line on your side of the lane
or
a double solid line,
even
if
the
road seems empty
of
approaching traffk.
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