1993 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 150

you need only slow down and dropback again and wait for another opportunity. 0 Loss of Control Let's review what driving expertssay 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 of less area danger. If other carsare 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 topass the slow vehicle. Remember to glance overyour shoulder and check the blind spot. Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and start your left lane changesignal before moving out of the right lane to pass. When you are farenough 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 aslowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the brake lights are not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. 0 Skidding In a skid, adriver 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 Buick's three control system.s.In the braking skid your wheels aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too much speed or steeri.ng 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 and an acceleration skid are best handied by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. 0 0 0 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. If your vehicle starts to slide (as when you turn a corner on a wet, snow- orice-covered road), ease your foot off 148