1996 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 147

Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. I If the levelof the shoulderis 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 straddles the edge the pavement. You of can turn the steeringwheel up to 114 turn until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Thenturn your steering wheel to go straightdown the roadway. 1. Edge of Road Surface W ' : ,I I 2. Slow Down 3. Left Approx. Quarter Turn 4. Recover Passing The driverof a vehicle aboutto pass another on a two-lane highway waits for just the rightmoment, accel.erates, moves around the vehicle ahead, then A goes back into the right lane again. simple maneuver? Not necessarily! Passing anothervehicle on a two-lane highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupiesthe same lane as oncoming traffic for several seconds. miscalculation, an error in A judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration or anger can suddenly put the passing driver face to face the worst of all traffic accidents -the with head-on collision. So here are some tips forpassing: "Drive ahead." Look down the road, to the sides, and to crossroads for situations thatmight affect your passing patterns. If you have any doubt whatsoever about making a successful pass, wait for a better time. 4-9