1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 246

0 Do not get too close to vehicle you want to the pass while you'reawaiting 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 a chance to pass is coming up, start to accelerate but stay in the right lane and don't get tooclose. Time your move so you will be increasing speed as the time comes to move into the you other lane. If the way is clear to pass, will have a "running start" that more than makes up for the distance you would lose by dropping back. And if something happens to causeyou to cancel your pass, you need only slow down and drop back again and wait for anotheropportunity. If other cars are lined up to pass a 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 glanceover 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 topass. When you are far enough your ahead of the passed vehicle to see its front in inside mirror, activate your right lanechange 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.) 0 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 lamps are not flashing, it may be slowing down or startingto turn. 0 If you're being passed, make it easy for the following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease a little tothe right. 4-14