1993 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 201

0 If other cars are lined up to pass a slow vehicle, wait your turn. But take care that someone trying to pass you as you pull out topass isn't the slow vehicle. Remember toglance over your shoulder check and the blind spot. a 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 far enough ahead the passed vehicle to seeits front in your of inside mirror, activate yourright lane changesignal and move back into theright lane. (Remember that your right outside mirroris convex. The vehicle you just passed may seem to be fartheraway from you than it really is.) 0 Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the next vehicle. a Don't overtakea slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the brake lights are notflashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. 0 If you're being passed, make easy for thefollowing driver to get it ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease a little to theright. LOSS OF CONTROL Let's review what driving experts say about what happenswhen the three control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) don't enough have friction where the tires meet the road to what the driver has asked. do In any emergency, don'tgive up. Keep trying to steer and constantly seek of an escape route or area less danger. Skidding In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable care suited existing conditions, and by to not "overdriving" those conditions. But skids are always possible. The threetypes of skids correspond toyour Cadillac's three control systems. In thebraking skid your wheels aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too much speedor steering in a curve causes tiresto slip and lose cornering force.And in the accelerationskid too much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin.