1997 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 212

Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and start your left lane change signal before moving out of the right lane topass. When you are farenough in ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front 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.) 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 hasasked. In any emergency, don't give up. Keep trying to steer and constantly seek an escape routeor area of less danger. 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 lamps 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. Skidding In a skid, a driver canlose control of the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and by "overdriving" not those conditions. But skidsare always possible. The three types of skids correspond to your Buick's three control systems.In the braking skid, your wheels aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too much speed or steering 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 handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. 4-16