2000 Chevrolet Tracker Owner's Manual - Page 158

0 Do not get too close to the vehicle you want to pass while you're awaiting opportunity. For one an thing, followingtoo closely reduces your area of vision, especially if you're following a larger vehicle. Also, you won't have adequate space if the vehicle ahead suddenly slows or stops. Keep back a reasonable distance. When it looks like a chance to pass coming up, is start to accelerate but stay the right lane and don't in get too close. Time your move you will be so increasing speedas the time comes to move the into other lane.If the way is clear to pass,you will have a "running start" that more than makes for the up distance you would lose by dropping back. And if something happens to cause you to cancel your pass, you need only slow down and back again and drop wait for another opportunity. If other cars are lined up to pass a slow vehicle, wait your turn. But takecare that someone isn't trying to pass you as you pull out to pass the slow vehicle. Remember to glance over your shoulder and check the blind spot. Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder and start your left lane change signal before moving out of the right lane to pass. When you far enough are ahead of the passed vehicle to its front in your see inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into the right lane. (Remember that your right outside mirror is convex. vehicle you The just passed may seem to farther away from you be than it 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 lamps are not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. 0 If you're being passed, make easy for the it following driverto get ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease a little to the right. 4-13