1996 Chevrolet Tahoe Owner's Manual - Page 171

Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder and start your left lane changesignal before moving out of the right lane to pass.,When are far enough you ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front in your inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into the right lane. (Remember that if your right outside mirror is convex,the vehicle you just passed may seem to be ,farther away from you than it really is.) Loss of Control \\ 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 to dowhat the driver has asked. In any emergency, don't give up. Keep trying to steer and constantly seek an escape route or area of less danger. __ Try not to pass more than one vehicleat a time on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the next vehicle. 0 Skidding In a skid, a driver can lose controlof the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and by not "overdriving" those conditions. But skids are always possible. The three types of skids correspond to your vehicle's three controlsystems: In the braking skid, your wheels aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too much speed or steering in a curve causes tires to slip and lose cornering force. And in the acceleration skid, too much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin. Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the brake lamps are not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driver to ahead of you. Perhaps you get can easea little to the right. 0 A cornering skid and an acceleration skid are best handled by easing yourfoot off the accelerator pedal. 4-12