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If other cars are lined up to pass a
slow vehicle, wait your turn. But take
care that someone isn't trying to pass
you as you pull out
to
pass the slow
vehicle. Remember to glance over
your shoulder and check the blind
spot.
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 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 lights 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
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.
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