1993 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 165

Your Driving and the Road Passing (CONX:) right lane to pass. Whenyou are far enough aheadof the passed vehicle to see its front in yourinside mirror, activate your rightlane change signal and move back into the right lane. (Remember that yourright outside mirror is convex. The vehicle you just passed may seem to befarther away from you than it really is.) T y not to pass morethan one vehicle r at a time on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing next the vehicle. Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the brake lights are not flashing, it may be slowing downor starting to turn. If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease alittle to the right. Loss of Control Let's review what driving experts say about what happens when thethree control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) don't have enough friction where the tires meet the road do what to 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. Skidding In a skid, a driver can lose controlof the vehicle. Defensive driversavoid most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and not by "overdriving" those conditions. But skids are always possible. The three types skids correspondto of your Pontiac's three control systems. In the braking skid your wheels aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too much speed or steering in a curve causes tires to slip and 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 handledby easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. your If vehicle starts to slide (aswhen you turn