2003 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 244

Off-Road Recovery You mayfind that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of aroad onto theshoulder while you're driving. Passina v The driver of a vehicle about to pass another on a two-lane highway waits for just the right moment, accelerates, moves around the vehicle ahead, then goes back into the right lane again. A simple maneuver? Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle on a two-lane highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the same lane as oncoming traffic for several seconds. A miscalculation, an error in judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration or anger can suddenly put the passing driver face to face with the worst of all traffic accidents - the head-on collision. So here are some tips for passing: "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 making a successful pass, wait for a better time...I If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the -a +kE--ehnarlrl n ~ \ , a m a n t v n c n x , n n t C)IIUUIU hn < o ; r l * r u b ~ U l l l y c l a y . LU3G VI1 L I I C = y u w v n n ~ v a a ~~ , U V V V U ~ ~ ---.I accelerator and then, if there is nothing in the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You can turn the steering wheel up to one-quarter turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. -- vvaicn ior iraiiic signs, pavement markings and lines. If you can see a sign up ahead that might indicate a turn or an intersection, delay your pass. A broken center line usually indicates it's all right to pass (providing the road ahead is clear). Never cross a solid line on your side of the lane or a double solid line, even if the road seems empty of approaching traffic. 4-13