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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 nothing in
the way, steer
so
that your vehicle straddles the edge of the pavement. You
can turn the steering wheel up to
114
turn until the right front tire contacts
the pavement edge. Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down the
roadway.
If
the shoulder appears
to
be about four inches
(100
mm) or more below the
pavement, this difference can cause problems.
If
there is not enough room to
pull entirely onto the shoulder and stop, then follow the same procedures. But
if
the right tire scrubs against the side of the pavement, do NOT steer more
sharply. With too much steering angle, the vehicle may jump back onto the
road with
so
much steering input that it crosses over into the oncoming traffic
before you can bring it back under control. Instead, ease
off
again on the
accelerator and steering input, straddle the pavement once more, then
try
again.
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
goes back into the right lane again.
A
simple maneuver?
Not
necessarily! Passing another vehicle on 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 can suddenly put the
passing driver face to face with the worst of all traffic accidents-the head-on
collision.
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