Off-Road
Recovery
You
may find sometime that your right wheels have
dropped off the edge of a road onto
the
shoulder while
you’re driving.
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 one-quarter turn
until the right front tire contacts
the
pavement edge.
Then turn your steering wheel to go straight down
the roadway.
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.
So
here are some tips for passing:
“Drive ahead.’’
Look
down the road, to the sides and to
crossroads for situations that might affect your passing
patterns.
If
you
have any doubt whatsoever about
making
a successful pass, wait for a better time.
Watch for traffic signs, pavement markings and lines.
If you can see a sign up ahead that might indicate a
turn
or an intersection, delay your pass.
A
broken
center line usually indicates it’s all right to pass
(providing the road ahead is clear). Never cross a solid
line on your side of the lane or a double solid line,
even if the road seems empty of approaching traffic.
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