1993 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 136

Your Driving andthe Road Passing The driverof a vehicle aboutto pass another on a two-lane highway waits for just the right moment, accelerates, movesaround the vehicleahead, then I OH-Road Recovery goes back into right lane again. the A simple maneuver? You may find sometime your right problems. If there isnot enough room that wheels have droppedoff the edge of a to pull entirelyonto the shoulder and Not necessarily! Passinganother vehicle road onto the shoulder while you're stop, then follow the same procedures. on a two-lane highway is a potentially driving. But if the right front tire scrubs against dangerous move, since passing the the side of the pavement, donot steer vehicle occupiesthe same laneas If the level of the shoulder is only more sharply. With much steering too oncoming traffic for several seconds. A slightly belowthe pavement, recovery angle, the vehicle may jump back onto miscalculation, an error in judgment, or should be fairly easy. Ease the off the road withso much steering input a brief surrender to frustration or anger accelerator andthen, if there is nothing that it crosses over intothe oncoming can suddenly putthe passing driverface in the way, steer so that your vehicle traffic before you can bringback it to face withthe worst of all traffic straddles the edge of the pavement. You under control. Instead, ease again on accidents-the head-on collision. off can turn thesteering wheelup to '/4 the accelerator and steering input, turn until the right front tire contacts So here are some tips for passing: straddle the pavement once more, then the pavement edge. Then turn your "Drive ahead.''Look down the road, try again. steering wheelto go straight downthe to thesides, andto crossroads for roadway. situations that might affect your If the shoulder appearsto be about four passing patterns.If you have any inches (100 mm) or more below the doubt whatsoever about malting a pavement, this differencecan cause successful pass, wait for a better time. I I34 8 . 1 I