1997 Cadillac Catera Owner's Manual - Page 181

Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and start your left lane change signal before movingout of the right lane to pass. When you farenough are ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front in your inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move backinto 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.) 0 Loss of Control Let's review whatdriving 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 do what the driver has asked. to In any emergency, don't give up. Keep trying to steer and constantly seek an escape route or area of less danger. Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a timeon two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the next vehicle. Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the brake lamps are not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you can easea little to the right. Skidding In a skid, a driver lose control of the vehicle. can Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existingconditions, and by not "overdriving" those conditions. But skids are always possible. The three types of skids correspond to your Catera'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 to slip and lose cornering force. And in the acceleration skid,too much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin. A cornering skid is best handled by easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. Remember: Any traction control system helps avoid only the accelerationskid. 0 0 4-14 -