GMC 2003 Savana - Manual (Page 208)

Off-Road Recovery Passing
You may find lhat /nur right wheals have dropped off
(he edge ol a read qnte The shnglder while you're
driving.
If the level of Ihe Shoulder is only slightly below The
paverrgriit, recovery sfiduFd tie fairly easy. Ease off The
aoceterator and then. i( Ificre is nothing in the way,
aieer so that your vehicle straddles ihe edge o!
the pavement. You can turn ihe sieerlng wh&el up to
one-quartar turn until Iha right front lire coniacls
The pa Yemeni edge Then (urn your sleering wheal ta go
straight down Ihe roadway.
The driver of a vehicle about to pass another on a
two-lane higtiway wails for just the right momenl,
accolcrates, moves around the vehicle ahead, than
goes back inlo the right lane again. A simple rr>aneuvar?
T'lot necessarily! Passing another vehicle on a two-lane
highway is a potenlially dangerous move, since the
passing vehicle occupies the sarre lane as oncoming
traffic for several seconds, A rniscalculation, an error In
judgmont, or a bnef surrender to iruslralion or anger
can suddenly put the passing driver face to face with the
worst o( all traffic accidents — tha haad-on collision.
So here are some lips for passing:
* "Drive ahead.” Look down the road, to the sides
and to Crossroads for situations that might affeci
your passing paltems. If you have any doubt
whalsoevpr abuul making a successful pass^ wail
for a better time.
■ Walch for iratfic signs, pavement markings and
lines. It you can see a stgri up ahead that might
Indicate a tum or an intersection, delay your pass.
A broken centar line usually indicates il's all
right to pass (providing the road ahead is dear}.
Mover cross a solid line on your side of (he lane or
a double solid line, eveti if the road seems empty
of approaching traffic.
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