1995 Buick Roadmaster Owner's Manual - Page 156

Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. Passing The driverof a vehicle about to pass another on a two-lane highway waits just the right moment, for accelerates, moves around vehicle ahead, then goes the back into the right lane again. simple maneuver? A Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle a two-lane on highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the same lane as oncoming traffic for several seconds. A miscalculation, an errorin judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration or anger can suddenly put the passing driver to face with the face worst of all traffic accidents -- the head-on collision. I the level of the shoulderis only slightly below the f pavement, recovery should be fairly easy. Ease the off accelerator and then, if therenothing in the way, steer is so that your vehicle straddles the edge the pavement. of You can turn the steering wheel up 114 turn untilthe to turn right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then your steeriag wheel to go straight down the roadway. LEFT APPROX. QUARTER TURN y / edge o paved f surface So here are some tips passing: for "Drive ahead."Look down the road, to the sides, and to crossroads for situations that might affect your passing patterns.If you have any doubt whatsoever about makinga successful pass, wait for a better time. Watch for traffic signs, pavement markings, and lines. If you can seea sign up ahead that might indicate a turn or an intersection, delay your pass. broken A center line usually indicates it's right topass all (providing the road ahead is clear). Never cross a solid line on your side the lane or a double solid line, of even if the road seems empty of approaching traffic. 4-10