1993 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 192

Your Driving and the Road AM428002 If the shoulder appears to be about four inches (100 mm) or more below the pavement,thisdifferencecancauseproblems. If there is notenoughroom to pull entirely onto the shoulder and stop, then follow the same procedures. But if therighttirescrubsagainstthesideofthepavement,doNOTsteermore sharply.Withtoomuchsteeringangle,thevehiclemayjumpbackontothe roadwith so muchsteeringinputthat it crossesoverintotheoncomingtraffic beforeyoucanbring it backundercontrol.Instead,easeoffagainonthe acceleratorandsteeringinput,straddlethepavementoncemore,thentry again. Passing Thedriver of avehicleabouttopassanotheron a two-lane highway waits for justtherightmoment,accelerates,movesaroundthevehicleahead,then A simplemaneuver? goesbackintotherightlaneagain. Notnecessarily!Passinganothervehicleonatwo-lanehighwayisa potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the same lane asoncomingtraffic for severalseconds. A miscalculation,anerrorin or angercansuddenlyputthe judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration passingdriverface to face with theworstof alltrafficaccidents-thehead-on collision. So herearesometipsforpassing: "Drive ahead." Look down theroad,tothesides,andtocrossroadsfor situationsthatmightaffect your passingpatterns. If youhaveanydoubt whatsoeveraboutmakingasuccessfulpass,waitforabettertime. 4-20