1994 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 152

Do not get too close to the vehicle you want to pass while you're awaiting an opportunity. For one thing, following too closely reduces your area vision, of especially if you're following a larger vehicle. Also, you won't have adequate spaceif the vehicle ahead suddenly slows or stops.Keep back a reasonable distance. 0 When it looks like a chanceto pass is coming up, start to accelerate but stayin the right lane and don't get too close. Time.your move you will be so increasing speed as the time comes to move the into other lane. If the way is clear to pass, you will have a "running start" thatmore than makes up for the distance you would lose by dropping back. And if something happens to cause to cancel your pass, you you need only slow downand drop back again and wait for another opportunity. Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and start your left lane change signal before moving out of the right lane to pass. When are far enough you ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front in you: inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into the right lane. (Rememberthat your right outside mirror is convex. The vehicleyou 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. 0 Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the brake lightsare not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driver toget ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease a little the right. to 0 If other cars are linedup 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 check and the blind spot.