2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue Owner's Manual - Page 167

Off-Road Recovery You may find that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. Passing The driverof a vehicle about topass another on a two-lane highway waits for justthe 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 on highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the same laneas oncoming traffic for several seconds. A miscalculation, an error in judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration or angercan suddenly put the passing driver face to face the with worst of all traffic accidents -- the head-on collision. F*- LEFT APPROX. QUARTERTURN So here are some tips for passing: 0 If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery should be fairly easy. Ease off the acceleratorand 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 one-quarter turn until the right front tire contactsthe pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. "Drive ahead." Look down the road, to the sides and to crossroads forsituations that might affect your passing patterns. If you have any doubt whatsoever about making a successful pass, wait for a better time. Watch for traffk signs, pavement markings and lines. If you can see a sign up ahead that might indicate a turn or an intersection, delay your pass. broken A center line usually indicates it's all rightpass to (providing the road ahead is clear). Never cross a solid line on your side of the lane a double solid line, or even if the road seems emptyof approaching traffic. 0 4-13