1994 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 168

Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your rightwheels have dropped off theedge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery should be fairly easy.Ease off the 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 1/4 turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. 1. Edge of Road Surface 2. Slow Down 3. LeftApprox. Quarter Turn 4. Recover Passing The driver of a vehicle about to pass another on a two-lane highway waits for justthe right moment, accelerates, moves around vehicle ahead, then the goes back into the rightlane again. A simple maneuver? Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle on a two-lane highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies thesame 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, andto crossroads for situations that might affect your passing patterns. you have any doubt If whatsoever about making a successful pass, waitfor a better time. 4- 10