1994 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 168

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. If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery off the accelerator and then,if there is nothing in should be fairly easy. Ease the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You can turn the steering wheel up to 114 turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel go to straight down the roadway. I 1 . Edge of Road Surface 2. Slow Down 3. Left Approx. Quarter Turn 4. Recover Passing The driverof a vehicle about to pass another on a 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 anothervehicle on a two-lane highway is a potentially dangerous move, since thepassing vehicle occupies thesame lane as oncoming 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 some tips 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 successfulpass, wait for abetter time. 4-9