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Do
not
get
too
close
to
the vehicle
you
want to pass while you’re
awaiting an opportunity. For
one
thing, following too closely reduces
your area of
vision,
especially if you’re following a larger vehicle.
Also,
you
won’t have adequate space
if
the vehicle ahead suddenly
slows or stops. Keep back a reasonable distance.
When it looks like
a
chance
to
pass is coming up, start
to
accelerate but
stay in the right lane and don’t get too close. Time your move
so
you
will be increasing speed as the time comes to move
into
the
other lane.
If the way
is
clear
to
pass,
you
will have a “running start” that more
than makes up for the distance
you
would lose by dropping back. And
if
something happens to cause you
to
cancel your pass, you need
only
slow down and drop back again and wait for another opportunity.
If other cars are lined up
to
pass a slow vehicle, wait your turn. But
take care that someone isn’t trying to pass
you
as
you pull out to pass
the slow vehicle. Remember
to
glance over your shoulder and check
the blind spot.
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 if 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 lights are not flashing, it may be slowing down or starting to turn.
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.
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