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Pas.sin.g
The fiver.of-a vehicle-about to pass another on a
two-lane highway wahs for just the-fiight moment,
acceIerates, moves
around
the vehicle ahead,
thmgaes
back inta the right-lane- again. A simple mamuver?
Not
necessaiIy! Passiixg amther vehicle
on a twa-law
highway is
a
potentixlly dangerous rno.ve, since the
p&sing;vkhicle occupl& .the
same
lane as
oncoming
traffic fbr several secands. A miscalculation, an error in
judgment,
or
zbrief'surrend.a
to
frustration or anger cas
suddenly put the
pas-sing
driver face to faice with the
worst of all
triffic -accidefiTs
--
the head-on c.o:Uision.
Zio~here
,me
some
.tip
fur-passing:
"%>sive ahead."
Look
down the mad, to the sides and to
crossroad8 far situations ,that might affee.t your passing
pattans. E you have
any doubt whatsoever about
-making a.successfu1 p-ass, wait for
a
better .ti.me.
9
Do not
ge.t
too
c-lose to the vehicle
you-want to
pass while you're: awai,ting .an opportunity.
For ode
thing;
following
t0.0
closely redu.c:es
your area of
vision, espec:ially if
you're
fo1lo.win.g
a
larger-
vehicle. Also, ydu won't have. adequate space if the
vehicle ahead suddenly.Slciws or stops. Keep back
8
reasondble .distance;
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