1995 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 156

0 Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and start your left lane change signal before moving out of the right lane to pass. When you are enough far ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front your in inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into the right lane. (Remember that your right outside mirror is convex. The vehicle you just passed may seem to be farther away from you than it really is.) Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the next vehicle. Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the brake lights arenot flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. Loss of Control Let's review what driving experts say about what happens when the three control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) don't have enough friction where the tires meet the road to do what the driver has asked. In any emergency, don'tgive up. Keep trying tosteer and constantly seekan escape route or area of less danger. Skidding In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid most skidsby taking reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and by not "overdriving" those conditions. But skids are always possible. The three types of skids correspond to 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 toslip and lose cornering force. And in theacceleration skid too much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin. A cornering skid and anacceleration skid are best handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driver to get aheadof you. Perhaps you can ease a little to the right. 4-13