1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manual - Page 158

0 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 moveback into the right lane. (Remember that your rightoutside mirror is convex. The vehicle you just passed may seem to be farther away from you than it really is.) Loss of Control Let's review what driving experts say about what happens when the three control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) don't have enough friction where the tires meetthe road to do what the driver has asked. In any emergency, don't give up. Keep trying to steer and constantly seekan escape route or area of less danger. 0 0 0 In a skid, a driver can lose control of the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid most skids by taking reasonable care suited to existing conditions, and by not "overdriving" Don't overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly. those conditions. But skids are always possible. Even thoughthe brake lamps are not flashing, it may The three types of skids correspond to your be slowing down or starting turn. to Oldsmobile's three control systems. In the braking skid, If you're being passed, make it easyfor the your wheels aren't rolling. In the steering or cornering following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you skid, too much speed or steering in a curve causes tires can ease a little to the right. to slip andlose cornering force. And in the acceleration skid, too much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin. Try not to pass more thanone vehicle at a time on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing the next vehicle. Skidding 4-13