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Check your mirrors. glat~ce 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
yo~~r
inside mirror. acti\;ate 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
f'rom
you
than
it
really
is.)
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Try
not
to
pass more than one vehicle at
a
time
on
two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the
next vehicle.
Loss
of
Control
Let's re\:iew what driving experts
say
about what
happens when the three control systems
(brakes.
steering
;MI
accelerution) don't
ha\^
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 a.nd
constantly seek an escape route
or
area
of
less danger.
Skidding
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