1997 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 174

Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder and start your left lane change signal before moving out of the right lane to pass. When are far enough you ahead of the passed vehicle to see its frontin your inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into the right lane. (Remember that your right outside mirror is convex. The vehicle you just passed may seem to be farther away from you than it really is.) 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 lamps are not flashing, it may be slowing down or startingto turn. Loss of Control Let's review what driving experts say about what happens when the three control systems (brakes, steering and accelerationj don't have enough friction where the tires meet the road to do what the driver has asked. In any emergency, don't give up. Keep trying steer and to constantly seek an escape route or area of less danger. Skidding In a skid, a drivercan lose control of 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 control systems. In the braking skid, your wheels too aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, 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. A cornering skid and an acceleration skid are best handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease a little to the right. 4-13