1995 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 154

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 isnothing in the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavenient. 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. Passing The driver of a vehicle about to pass 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 mmeuver? Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle on atwo-lane highway is a 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 or anger can suddenly put the passing driver face to face with the worst of all traffic accidents -- the head-on collision. I * QUARTER TURN C LEFT APPROX. So here are some tips for passing: "Drive ahead." Look down the road, to the sides, and 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 Watch for trfik signs, pavement markings, and lines. If you can see a sign up ahead that might indicate a turn or an intersection, delayyour pass. A broken center line usually indicates it's right to pass all (providing the road aheadis clear). Never cross a solid line on your side of the lane or a double solid line, even if the road seems empty approaching traftic. of 4-11