1993 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 190

B Watchfortrafficsigns,pavementmarkings,andlines. If youcanseea signupaheadthatmightindicateaturnoranintersection,delayyour pass. A brokencenterlineusuallyindicatesit'sallright to pass (providingtheroadaheadisclear).Nevercrossasolidlineonyourside ofthelaneoradoublesolidline,even if theroadseemsempty of approachingtraffic. If you suspect that the driver of the vehicle you want to pass isn't aware ofyourpresence,tapthehornacoupleoftimesbeforepassing. Do not get too close to the vehicle you want to pass while you're awaiting an opportunity. For one thing,. following too closely reduces your area of vision,especially if you're following a larger vehicle. Also, you won'thaveadequatespace if thevehicleaheadsuddenlyslowsorstops. Keepbackareasonabledistance. When it looks likeachancetopassiscoming up,start to accelerate butstay in therightlaneanddon'tgettooclose.Timeyourmove so youwillbeincreasingspeedasthetimecomes to move into the other lane. If theway is cleartopass,you will havea"runningstart''that morethanmakesupforthedistanceyouwouldlosebydroppingback. And if somethinghappenstocauseyou to cancelyourpass,youneed only slow downanddropbackagainandwaitforanotheropportunity. If othercarsarelinedup to passaslowvehicle,waityourturn.But takecarethatsomeoneisn'ttrying to passyouasyou pull out to pass the slow vehicle. Remember to glance over your shoulder and check the blind spot. Checkyourmirrors,glanceoveryourshoulder,andstartyour left lane changesignalbeforemovingout of therightlanetopass.Whenyou are far enough ahead of thepassedvehicle to see its front in your insidemirror,activateyourrightlanechangesignalandmovebackinto therightlane.(Rememberthatyourrightoutsidemirror is convex.The vehicleyoujustpassedmayseem to be fartherawayfromyouthanit reallyis). B ED 8 8 8 Q 69 Try not to passmorethanonevehicleatatimeontwo-laneroads. Reconsiderbeforepassingthenextvehicle. Don'tovertake a slowly movingvehicle too rapidly.Eventhoughthe brake lights are not flashing, it maybeslowing down or starting to turn. If you're being passed,make it easyforthefollowingdriver of you. Perhaps you can ease a little to the right. to getahead 4-22