Owner’s Manual
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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.
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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 acceleration) 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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