1993 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 150

loss of Control 0 If other cars are linedup to pass a slow vehicle, wait your turn. But take care that someone isn't trying to pass you as you pull out to pass the slow vehicle. Remember to glance over your shoulder and check the blind spot. Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and start your left lane change signal before moving outof the right lane to pass. When you are far enough ahead of the passed vehicle to see its frontin your inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal and move back into the right lane. 0 0 0 0 (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.) 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 lights are not flashing, it may be slowing down orstarting to turn. If you're being passed, makeit easy for the following driver to get ahead of you. Perhaps you can ease a little to the right. Let's review what driving experts say about what happens when the three control systems (brakes, steering and acceleration) don't have enoughfriction 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 seek an escape route or area less danger. of c Skidding 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" those conditions. But skids are always possible. 149- -