1994 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 169

Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery should be fairly easy.Ease off the accelerator and then, if there is nothing in the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You can turn the steering wheel up to 1/4 turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. 1. Edge of Road Surface 2. Slow Down 3. Left Approx. Quarter Turn 4. Recover Passing The driverof a vehicle about topass another on a two-lane highway waits for just the right moment, accelerates, moves around the vehicle ahead, then goes back into the right lane again.A simple maneuver? Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle a two-lane highway is a on potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the same lane as oncoming traffic for several seconds.A miscalculation, an error in judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration oranger can suddenly put the passing driver faceto face with the worst of all traffic accidents - the head-on collision. So here are some tips for passing: "Drive ahead.'' Look down the road, to the sides, and to crossroads for situations thatmight affect your passing patterns. If you have any doubt whatsoever about making a successful pass, wait for a better time. 4-9