1996 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 173

Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of a roadonto 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.A simple maneuver? Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle on a two-lane highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the samelane as oncoming traffic for several seconds. A miscalculation, an error in judgment, or a brief surrender frustration or anger can to suddenly put the passing driver to face with the face worst of all traffic accidents -- the head-on collision. So here aresome tips for passing: OFF-ROAD RECOVERY ' I I y / edge of paved surfece "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 successful pass, wait for a better time. 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. broken A center line usually indicates it'sl right to pass a l (providing the road ahead is clear). Never cross a solid line on your side of the laneor a double solid line, even if the road seems empty of approaching traffic. If the levelof the shoulderis only slightly below the pavement, recovery should be fairly easy. Ease the off accelerator and then,if there is nothing in the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You can turn the steering wheel up one-quarter turn to until the right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel go straight down the roadway. to