1996 Buick Century Owner's Manual - Page 141

Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edgeof a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. Passing The driverof a vehicle about to pass another ona 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 a two-lane on highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the same lane asoncoming traffic for several seconds. A miscalculation, an error in judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration or anger can suddenly put the passing driver faceto face with the worst of all traffic accidents -- the head-on collision. So here are sometips 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 for a better time. 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 is nothing in the way, steer so that your vehicle straddlesthe edge of the pavement. You can turn the steering wheel up to one-quarter turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Thenturn your steering wheel to go straight down theroadway. Watch for traffic signs, pavement markings and lines. If you can see a sign up ahead that might indicate a turn or an intersection, delay your pass. broken A center line usually indicates all right to pass it's (providing the road ahead is clear). Never cross a solid line on your side of the lane or a double solid line, even if the road seems emptyof approaching traffic. 4-11