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Check your
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, 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
it
really is.)
Reconsider before passing the next vehicle.
brake lights are not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn.
ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease a little to the right.
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Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on two-lane roads.
Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though
the
If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driver to get
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Let's review what driving experts say about what happens when the three
control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) don't have 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 and constantly seek
an
escape route or area of less danger.
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 Vehicle'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
comering force. And in the acceleration skid too much throttle causes the
driving wheels to spin.
A cornering skid and an acceleration skid are best handled by easing your
foot off the accelerator pedal.
If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot off the accelerator pedal and
quickly steer the way you want the vehicle to go. If you start steering
quickly enough, your vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a
second skid if it occurs.
Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice, gravel, or other
material is on the road. For safety, you'll want to slow down and adjust your
driving to these conditions. It is important to slow down on slippery
surfaces because stopping distance
will
be longer and vehicle control more
limited.
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