Off-Road Recovery; Passing - Pontiac 1998 Grand Am Owner's Manual

Off-Road Recovery
You may find 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 tum the
steering
wheel up to one-quarter turn until the
right
fkont tire contacts
the
pavement edge. Then
t u r n
your
steering wheel to go straight down the roadway.
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
trafEc 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 tr&k accidents
--
the head-on collision.
So here are some tips for passing:
"Drive
ahead."
Look down
the
road, t o
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.
Watch for traffic signs, pavement markings and lines.
I f you can see a sign up ahead that might indicate a
t u r n or an intersection, delay your pass. A broken
center line usually indicates it's all right to pass
(providing the road ahead is clear). Never cross a solid
line on your side of
the
lane o r a double solid line,
even if the road seems empty of approaching traffic.
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