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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.
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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.
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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 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.
If
you’re being passed, make it easy for the
following driver to get ahead
of
you. Perhaps you
can ease a 1itt.le to the right.
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