1993 Pontiac Sunbird Owner's Manual - Page 110

If other cars are lined to pass a up If you're being passed, make easy it slow vehicle, wait your But take turn. for the following driverto get aheadof care that someone isn't trying pass to you. Perhaps you can ease alittle to you as you pull out to pass the slow the right. vehicle. Remember to glance over your shoulderand check the blind spot. Check your mirrors, glance over your Let's reviewwhat driving experts say about what happens when the three shoulder, and start your left lane control systems (brakes, steering and of change signal before moving out acceleration) don't haveenough friction the right laneto pass. Whenyou are where the tires meet the road to do far enough ahead the passed of what the driver has asked. vehicle to see its front in your inside mirror, activate your right lane changeIn any emergency,don't give up. Keep signal and move back the right into trying to steer and constantly seekan lane. (Rememberthat your right escape route or area of less danger. outside mirror is convex. The vehicle you just passed may seem be farther to Skidding away from you than it really is.) of Try notto pass more than one vehicle In a skid, a driver can lose control the vehicle. Defensive drivers avoid at a timeon two-lane roads. most skidsby taking reasonable care Reconsider before passing next the suited to existing conditions,and by not vehicle. "overdriving"those conditions. But Don't overtake a slowly moving skids are always possible. vehicle too rapidly. Even though the The brake lights are not flashing, it may be three types of skids correspondto your Pontiac'sthree control systems.In slowing downor startingto turn. the braking skid your wheels aren't Loss o Control f rolling. In thesteering or cornering slid, too much speed or steering in a curve causestires to slip and lose cornering force. And in acceleration the skid too much throttle causes the driving wheelsto spin. A cornering skidand an acceleration skid are best handledby easing your foot off the accelerator pedal. If your vehicle starts toslide, ease your foot off the accelerator pedaland quickly steer the way youwant the vehicle to go. If you start steering quickly enough, your vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a f second skidi it occurs. Of course, traction is reduced whim water, snow, ice, gravel, orother material ison the road. For safety, you'll want to slow downand adjust your drivingto these conditions. It is important to slow downon slippery surfaces because stoppingdistance will be longer and vehicle control more limited. While drivingon a surfacewith reduced traction, try your bestto avoid sudden steering, acceleration, or braking