1994 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 148

Check your rnlrro , glance over your shoulder, and start your left lane change signal before moving out the right lane to pass. When you of are far enough aheadof the passed vehicle to see front in your inside its mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into the right lane. (Remember that your right outside mirror is convex. The vehicle youjust passed may seem to be farther away from you it than really is.) 0 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 lights are not flashing, may be slowing down or starting to turn. it If you're being passed, makeit easy for the following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease a little to the right. Loss of 0 mo/ Let's review what driving experts say about what happens when the three control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) don't have enough friction where the tires meet the road do what the driver has asked. to In any emergency, don't give up. Keep trying to steer and constantly seek an escape route or area less danger. of Skidding In a skid, a driver can control of the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid lose most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and by not "overdriving" those conditions. But skids are always possible. The three typesof skids correspond to your Vehicle's three control systems. In the braking skid your wheels aren't rolling.the steering or cornering In skid, too much speed steering in a curve causes tires to slip and or lose comering force. And in the acceleration skid too much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin. A cornering skid and acceleration skid are best handled easing your an by foot off the accelerator pedal. If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your off the accelerator pedal and foot quickly steer the way you want the vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough, your vehicle straighten out. Always be readyfor a may second skid if it occurs. Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, gravel, or other ice, material is on the road. For safety, you'll want to slow down and adjust your driving to these conditions. It is important slow down on slippery to surfaces because stopping distance be longer and vehicle control more will limited. 4-12