1995 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 148

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0 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. A broken center line usually indicates it's all right to pass (providing theroad ahead is clear). Never cross a solid line on your side of the lane or a double solid line, even if the road seems empty of approaching traffic. 0 Do not get too close the vehicle you want to pass while you're to awaiting an opportunity. For one thing, following tooclosely reduces your area of vision, especially if you're following a larger vehicle. Also, you won't have adequate spaceif the vehicle ahead suddenly slows or stops. Keep back a reasonable distance. When it looks like chance to pass is coming up, start to accelerate but a stay in the right lane and don't get too close.Time your move so you will be increasing speed as the time comes to move into the other lane. If the way is clear to pass, you will have a "running start" that more than makes up forthe distance you would lose by dropping back. And if something happens to cause you to cancel your pass, you need only slow down and drop back again and wait for another opportunity. 0 0 If other cars are lined up to passa slow vehicle, wait your turn. But take care thatsomeone isn't trying to pass you as you pull out to pass the slow vehicle. Remember to glance overyour shoulder and check the blind spot. Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and start your left lane change signal before moving out of the right lane to pass. When you are far enough ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front your inside in mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into 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.) Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the next vehicle. Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the brake lights are flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn. not 0 0 0 0 If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driverto get ahead of you. Perham vou can ease a little to the ripht. 4-10

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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.
A
broken center line usually indicates it’s all right to pass
(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 empty
of
approaching traffic.
Do
not get
too
close
to the vehicle you want to pass while you’re
awaiting
an
opportunity. For one thing, following
too closely reduces
your
area
of vision, especially if you’re following a larger vehicle.
Also, you won’t have adequate
space
if the vehicle ahead suddenly
slows
or stops. Keep back a reasonable distance.
When it
looks
like
a chance
to
pass is coming up, start to accelerate but
stay in the right lane and don’t get too
close. Time your move
so
you
will be increasing speed as the time comes to move into the other
lane.
If the way is clear to pass, you will have a “running start” that more
than makes up
for the distance you would lose by dropping back. And
if something happens
to
cause you to cancel your pass, you need only
slow down and drop back again and wait for another opportunity.
If
other
cars
are
lined up to
pass
a
slow vehicle, wait your turn. But
take
care
that
someone isn’t trying to pass
you
as you pull out to pass
the slow vehicle. Remember
to
glance
over your shoulder and check
the blind spot.
Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and start your left
lane
change signal before moving out of the right lane
to
pass. When
you
are
far enough ahead
of
the passed vehicle to
see
its
front
in your inside
mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into 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.)
Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on two-lane roads.
Reconsider before passing
the
next vehicle.
Don’t overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. Even though the
brake
lights
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.
Perham vou
can
ease
a
little
to
the
ripht.
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