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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
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turn until the right front tire contacts
the pavement edge. Then
turn
your steering wheel to go straight down the
roadway.
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1.
Edge of Road
Surface
2.
Slow Down
3.
Left Approx.
Quarter Turn
4.
Recover
Passing
The driver of a vehicle about
to
pass another on a two-lane highway waits
for just the right moment, accel.erates, 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.
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