1995 PONTIAC GRAND-AM Owners Manual

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual Off-Road  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 on

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual 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 yo

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual 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

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual Driving at Night 0 
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Night  driving  is  more  dangerous  than  day  driving. One 
reason  is  that  some  drivers 
are likely  to  be  impaired -- 
by  alcohol  or drugs,  with  night  vision

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual You can be  temporarily  blinded  by approaching  lights. 
can take  a  second  or two,  or even  several  seconds,  for 
your  eyes to  readjust  to  the dark.  When  you 
are faced 
with  severe  gl

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual The  heavier  the  rain,  the  harder it is  to  see.  Even  if  your 
windshield  wiper  blades  are  in  good  shape,  a  heavy  rain 
can  make  it harder  to  see  road  signs  and  traffic  signa

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual Hydroplaning 
Hydroplaning is dangerous. So much  water can build  up 
under  your tires that  they  can actually  ride on the  water. 
This  can  happen  if  the road 
is wet  enough  and  you’re

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PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995  Owners Manual City Driving One of  the  biggest  problems  with  city  streets  is the 
amount  of traffic  on  them.  You’ll  want to watch  out for 
what  the  other  drivers 
are doing  and  pay  attention  to