User Guide
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 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.)
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 starting to turn.
If
you’re being passed, make
it
easy for
the
following driver
to
get ahead of
you.
Perhaps you
can ease
a
little
to
the
right.
Loss
of
Control
Let’s review what driving experts say about what
happens when the three control systems (brakes, steering
and
accelerationj don’t have enough friction where the
tires meet the 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
of
less danger.
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.
The three types
of
skids correspond to your vehicle‘s
three control systems.
In
the braking skid, your wheels
aren’t rolling. In the steering or cornering skid,
too
much speed or steering
in
a
curve causes tires
to
slip and
lose
cornering force. And
in
the acceleration
skid,
too
much throttle causes the driving wheels
to
spin.
A cornering skid and an acceleration skid are best
handled
by easing your foot
off
the
accelerator pedal.
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