Buick 1997 Riviera Owner's Manual download pdf (Page 177)

Check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder, and

start your

left

iane change signal before moving out

of the right lane to pass. When you are far enough

ahead of the passed vehicle to see its fiont in your

inside mirror, activate your right lane change signal

and move back into the right lane. (Remember that

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 lamps are not flashing, it may

be slowing down or starting to turn.

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.

any emergency, don’t give up. Keep

trying

to steer and

constantly seek an escape route or area of less danger.

Skidding

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.

The three types of skids correspond to your Buick’s

three control systems.

the braking skid, your wheels

aren’t rolling. In the steering or cornering skid, too

much speed or steering in a curve causes tires to slip and

lose cornering force. And in the acceleration skid, too

much throttle causes the driving wheels to spin.

cornering skid is best handled by easing your foot

off

the accelerator pedal.

If you have the traction control system, remember: It

helps avoid only the acceleration skid.

you do not have traction control, or if the system is

off, then an acceleration skid is also best handled by

easing your foot off the accelerator pedal.

If your vehicle starts to slide, ease your foot

off

the

accelerator pedal and quickly steer the way you want the

vehicle to go. If you

start

steering quickly enough, your

vehicle may straighten out. Always be ready for a

second skid if

occurs.

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