1993 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 158

YOUP Driving and the Road Passing The driver of a vehicle about to pass another on a two-lane highway waits for just the right moment, accelerates, moves around the vehicle ahead, then Ofi-Road Recovery goes back intothe right lane again. A You may find sometime that your right pull entirely onto the shoulder and stop, simple maneuver? wheels have dropped the edgeof a off then follow the same procedures. Butif Not necessarily! Passing another vehicle road onto the shoulder while you're the right front tire scrubs against the on a two-lane highwayis a potentially driving. side of the pavement, do not steer more dangerous move, since the passing sharply. With too much steering angle, I the levelof the shoulder is only f vehicle occupies the same lane as the vehicle may jump back onto the road oncoming traffic for several seconds.A slightly below the pavement, recovery with so much steering inputthat it should be fairly easy. Ease off the miscalculation, anerror in judgment, or accelerator andthen, if there is nothing crosses over intothe oncoming traffic a briefsurrender to frustrationor anger behre you can bring it back under in the way, steer so that your vehicle can suddenly put the passing driver face straddles the edge the pavement. You control. Instead, easeoff again on the of to face withthe worst of all traffic can turn the steering wheel up to ?4 turn accelerator and steeringinput, straddle accidents-the head-on collision. the pavement once more, then again. try u t l the right fronttire contacts the ni So here are some tips for passing: pavement edge. Then turn your steering "Drive ahead." Look down the road, wheel to go straight downthe roadway. to t e sides, and to crossroads for h If the shoulder appears to be about four situations that might affect your inches (100 mm) or more below the passing patterns. If you haveany doubt pavement, this difference can cause whatsoever about makinga successful problems. If there is not enough room to pass, wait for a better time.