1997 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 207

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. 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 maneuver? Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle on atwo-lane highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the samelane 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. 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 pavement. You can turn the steering wheel up to one-quarter turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. So here are some tips for passing: "Drive ahead."Look down the road, to the sides and to crossroads for situations that might af€ect your passing patterns. If you have anydoubt whatsoever about making a successful pass, wait for better time. a Watch for traEc signs, p'avement markings and lines. If you can see a sign up ahead that might indicate a t r or an intersection, delay your pass. broken un A center line usually indicates al right to pass it's l (providing the road aheadis clear). Never cross a solid line on your sideof the lane or a double solid line, even if the road seems emptyof approaching traffic. 4-13