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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
L
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.
Loss
of
Control
Skidding
In
a
skid,
a
driver can lose control
of
the
vehicle.
Defensive drivers avoid
most
skids by
taking
reasonable
care suited to existing conditions, and by not “overdriving”
those conditions. But skids
are
always possible.
The three types of skids correspond
to
your Pontiac’s
three control systems. In the braking
skid,
your wheels
aren’t rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too
much speed or steering in a curve causes tires to slip and
lose cornering force. And in the acceleration skid, too
much throttle causes the driving wheels
to
spin.
A
cornering
skid
is best handled by easing
your
foot
off
the accelerator pedal.
If you have the traction control system, remember: It
helps avoid only the acceleration skid.
If
you
do not have traction control, or if the system is
off,
then
an
acceleration skid
is
also best handled
by
easing your foot
off
the accelerator pedal.
Let’s
review
what driving experts say about what
E
your vehicle
starts
to slide, ease your foot
off
the
happens when the
three
control systems (brakes, steering
accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want the
and acceleration) don’t have enough friction where the vehicle to
go.
If you start steering quickly enough, your
tires meet the road to do what the driver has asked. vehicle may straighten
out.
Always be ready for a
constantly
seek
an
escape
route or area
of
less danger.
second
skid
if
it occurs.
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In
any emergency, don’t give up. Keep trying to steer and
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