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 1/4 turn until the right front tire contacts the
pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down the
roadway.
1.
Edge of Road
Surface
2.
Slow Down
3.
Left Approx.
Quarter Turn
4.
Recover
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 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.
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