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2007 Buick Terraza Owner Manual

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Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time
on two-lane roads. Reconsider before passing
the next vehicle.

Do not 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 are 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 us review what driving experts say
about what happens when the three control
systems — brakes, steering, and
acceleration — do not have enough friction
where the tires meet the road to do what the driver
has asked.

In any emergency, do not 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.

The three types of skids correspond to your
vehicle’s three control systems. In the braking skid,
your wheels are not 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.

A cornering skid is best handled by easing your
foot off the accelerator pedal.

Remember: Any traction control system helps
avoid only the acceleration skid. If your traction
control 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

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  • Try not to pass more than one vehicle at a time on two-lane roads.
  • Do not overtake a slowly moving vehicle too rapidly.
  • If you are being passed, make it easy for the following driver to get ahead of you.

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