1995 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 170

Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edgeof a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. If the level of the shoulderis only slightly below the be pavement, recovery should fairly easy.Ease off the accelerator and then, if there nothing in the way, steer is so that your vehicle straddles edge of the pavement. the You can turn the steering wheel up 114 turn until the to right front tire contactsthe pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel go straight downthe roadway. to Passing The driver of a vehicle about pass another on to a two-lane highway waits justthe right moment, for accelerates, moves around the vehicle ahead, then goes back into the right lane again. simple maneuver? A Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle a two-lane on highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the same lane as oncorning traffic for several seconds.A miscalculation, an error in judgment, or a brief surrenderto fixstration or angercan suddenly put the passing driver to face with the face worst of all traffic accidents the head-on collision. -So here are some tips passing: for "Drive ahead." Look down the road, the sides, and to to crossroads for situations that might affect your passing patterns. If you have any doubt whatsoever about making a successful pass, wait a better time. for 0 Watch for traffic signs, pavement markings, and lines. If you can see sign up ahead that might a indicate a turn an intersection, delay or your pass. A broken center line usually indicates it's right to all pass (providing the road ahead is clear). Never cross a solid line on your side the laneor a double solid of line, evenif the road seems empty approaching of traffic.