1996 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manual - Page 180

Pa --:You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of a road onto the shoulder while you're driving. The driver of a vehicle aboutto pass another on a two-lane highway waits for the right moment, just accelerates, moves around thevehicle ahead, then goes back into the rightlane again. A simple maneuver? Not necessarily! Passing another vehicleon a two-lane highway is a potentiallydangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the samelane as oncoming traffic for several seconds. A miscalculation, an error in judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration anger can or suddenly put the passing driver face to face with the worst of all traffic accidents -- the head-on collision. QUARTER TURN edge of paved surface So here are some tips for passing: 0 "Drive ahead." Look down the road, to the sides and to crossroads for situations that might affect your passing patterns. If you have anydoubt whatsoever about making a successful pass, wait for a better time. 0 If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery should be fairly easy. Ease the off accelerator and then,if there is nothingin the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You can turn the steering wheel up to one-quarter until the turn right front tire contacts the pavement edge. Then your turn steering wheel to go straight down the roadway. 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's right to pass all (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.