1997 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 260

Off-Road Recovery You may find sometime that your right wheels have dropped off the edge of a road ontothe shoulder while you're driving. Passing The driver of a vehicle about to pass another a on two-lane highway waits for justthe right moment, accelerates, moves around the vehicle ahead, then goes back into the right lane again. simple maneuver? A on Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle a two-lane highway is a potentially dangerous move, since the passing vehicle occupies the same lane as oncoming traffic for several seconds.A miscalculation, an error in judgment, or a brief surrender to frustration or anger c suddenly put the passing driver to face with the face worst of all traffic accidents the head-on collision. -- So here are some tips for passing: "Drive ahead." Look down the mad, to the sides and to crossroads for situations that might affect your passing patterns.If you have any doubt whatsoever about making a successful pass, wait for a better tim If the level of the shoulder is only slightly below the pavement, recovery should be fairly easy. Ease off the accelerator and then,if there is nothingin the way, steer so that your vehicle straddles the edge the pavement. of You can turn the steering wheel up to one-quarterr t n u u t l the right fronttire contacts the pavement edge. Then ni turn your steering wheel go straight down the roadway. to Watch for traflic signs, pavement markings and lines. If you can see a sign up ahead that might indicate a t r or a intersection, delay your pass. broken un n A al center line usually indicates it'sl right to pass (providing the road ahead is clear). Never cross a solid line on your side of the lane or a double mM h, even if the road seem empty of approaching traflic. 4-13