1998 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 170

Off-Road Recovery You may find that your right wheels have dropped the off edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. Passing The driverof a vehicle about to pass another a on two-lane highway waits for the right moment, just goes accelerates, moves around the vehicle ahead, then back into the right lane again.simple maneuver? A Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle on a two-lane highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the as passing vehicle occupies the same lane oncoming A trafEc for several seconds. miscalculation, an error in judgment, ora brief surrender to frustration or anger can the suddenly put the passing driver face to face with worst of all tr&k accidents -- the head-on collision. So here are some tips for passing: "Drive ahead." Look down the road, t the sides and to o crossroads for situations that might affect passing your patterns. If you have any doubt whatsoever about making a successful pass, wait for better time. a If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery shouldbe fairly easy. Ease off the if accelerator and then, there is nothing in the way, steerso that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You can tum the steering wheel up to one-quarterturn until the right fkont tire contacts the pavement edge. Then t r your un steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. Watch for traffic signs, pavement markings and lines. I you can see a sign up ahead that might indicate a f t r or an intersection, delay your pass. broken un A center line usually indicates it's all right to pass cross (providing the road ahead is clear). Never a solid line on your side of the lane o a double solid line, r even if the road seems empty of approaching traffic. 4-13