1993 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 163

0 Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even thoughthe brake lightsare not flashing,it may be slowing downor starting to turn. If you're being passed, make easy for the it following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease alittle to the right. 0 0 Loss of Control Let's review what driving experts say about what happens when the thee control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) don't have enough friction where the tires meet the road to what the driver has asked. do 0 In any emergency, don't give up. Keep trying steer to of and constantly seek an escape route or arealess danger. Skidding 0 In a skid, a driver can control of the vehicle. lose Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonab care suited to existing conditions, and by not "overdriving" those conditions. But skids always are possible. The three types skids correspond to your Buick's of three control systems. In the braking skid your wheels aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too