1998 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 179

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 driver of a vehicle about to pass another on a two-lane highway waits for the right moment, just accelerates, moves around the vehicle ahead, then goes 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 passing vehicle occupies the same as oncoming lane traffic for several seconds.A miscalculation, an error in judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration or anger can suddenly put the passing driver to face with the face worst of all traffic accidents-- the head-on collision. OFF-ROAD RECOVE edge of paved surfwe If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery should fairly easy. Ease off be the accelerator and then, if therenothing in the way, steer is so that your vehicle straddles the edge the pavement. of 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 go straight down to the roadway. So here are some tips passing: for "Drive ahead." Look down the road, to the sides and to crossroads for situations that might affect your passing patterns. I you have any doubt whatsoever about f making a successful pass, wait for a better time. Watch for t r a c signs, paverr t markings 1lines. If you can seea sign up aheau mat might inuGatea turn or an intersection, delay your pass. broken A center line usually indicates it'sl right to pass a l (providing the road ahead is clear). Never a solid cross line on your side of the lane ora double solid line, even if the road seems empty of approaching &a&. #--- 4-12