1998 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 196

e Check your rnirrors, glance over -your shoulder and start yourleft lane change signal before moving out of the right lane to pass. Whenyou are far enough ahead of the passed vehicle to see front in your its inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into the right lane. (Remember that your right outside mirror convex. The vehicle is you just passed may seem to be farther away from you than it really is.) e T y not to pass more than vehicle at a time r one on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the next vehicle. e Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle rapidly. too Even though the brake lamps not flashing, it may are be slowing down or starting to turn. 0 If you're being passed, make it easy the for following driverto get aheadof you. Perhaps you can ease a little to right. the Skidding In a skid, a driver can lose controlof the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and not by "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 aren't rolling. In the steering cornering skid, too or much speed or steering a curve causes tires slip and in to 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 your vehicle starts to slide, your footoff the ease accelerator pedal and quickly steer way you wantthe the vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough, your vehicle may straighten out. Always be readyfor a second skidif it occurs. Of course, traction is reduced when water, snow, ice, gravel or other material on the road. For safety, you'll is want to slow down and adjust your driving to these conditions. Itis important to slow down on slippery surfaces because stopping distance will longer and be vehicle control more limited. Loss of Control Let's review what driving experts say about what happens whenthe three control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) 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 to steer and constantly seekan escape route or area of less danger. 4-12