1. White Mountain Chapter BMW Car Club of America WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PASSING CLINIC COPYRIGHT © 2006 WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER BMW CCA

2. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION RACING NO RACING

3. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PASSING STRIPES -ONLY CARS WITH PASSING STRIPES MAY PASS IN CORNERS -ONLY CARS WITH PASSING STRIPES MAY BE PASSED IN CORNERS

4. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION POINT-BY’S - EACH PASS MUST BE INITIATED BY A POINT-BY - THE DRIVER GIVING THE POINT-BY SHOULD ACCOMMODATE THE PASS IF STILL ACCELERATING AND MUST YIELD THE LINE INTO AND THROUGH THE CORNER - THE PASSING DRIVER SHOULD MOVE OVER AND OCCUPY THE PASSING LANE EVEN IF HE CAN’T PASS IMMEDIATELY DUE TO A DISPARITY IN ACCELERATION (NHIS TURNS 4 - 6)

5. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION POINT-BY’S PASS ON LEFTPASS ON RIGHT“WAVE OFF” NOTE: ONCE A PASS IS “WAVED OFF” THE FOLLOWING DRIVING MUST WAIT FOR ANOTHER POINT-BY BEFORE PASSING

6. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION MIRRORS

7. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PASSING CHALLENGES -BOTH CARS MUST LEAVE ROOM -BOTH CARS MUST DRIVE OFF LINE -BOTH CARS MUST DRIVE ON A SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER RADIUS, PARTICULARLY BLUE CAR -RED CAR WILL LIKELY DRIVE IN “MARBLES” -“SIDE-BY-SIDE” (DEPICTED) SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNLESS DRIVERS AGREE IN ADVANCE AND TREAT AS EXERCISE

8. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION SAFE PASS 1.RED CAR BRAKES EARLIER & LONGER ALLOWING BLUE CAR ALL THE WAY PAST (BLUE WILL FACILITATE THIS BY OCCUPYING PASSING LANE IMMEDIATELY AFTER POINT-BY) 2. RED CAR FALLS IN BEHIND BLUE CAR ENTERING MIDDLE OF CORNER 3. CARS EXIT NOSE-TO-TAIL ADVANTAGES: -SAFER… PASSING DONE MOSTLY ON STRAIGHT -FASTER… BOTH CARS SALVAGE EXIT SPEED 1 2 3

9. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION “DIVE BOMB” PASS OR TOO MUCH ENTRY SPEED SAFE & SMART PASS

10. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION RE-PASSING RED CAR MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RE-PASS THE BLUE CAR, BUT BLUE CAR MUST POINT HIM BY KEEP IN MIND: -BLUE CAR WILL BE BUSY WITH MARBLES AND JERSEY BARRIERS -POINT-BY WILL BE VERY HARD TO SEE

11. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PASSING SCENARIOS MULTIPLE CARS - GREEN CAR MUST GIVE A DISTINCT POINT-BY FOR BOTH THE RED CAR AND BLUE CAR IF HE OR SHE WANTS BOTH TO PASS - IT IS THE RESONSIBILITY OF EACH PASSING CAR TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PASS IS INITIATED BY A POINT-BY. WHEN IN DOUBT, DON’T PASS.

12. - IF THE RED CAR HAS POINTED THE BLUE CAR BY, THE RED CAR MAY NOT SUBSEQUENTLY ACT ON A POINT-BY GIVEN BY THE GREEN CAR. HE MUST WAVE THE POINT-BY OFF… THE INITIAL POINT-BY TAKE PRECEDENCE. -ONCE A DRIVER GIVES A POINT-BY, IT IS HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO ALLOW THE CAR HE POINTED BY TO GET PAST SAFELY. -BLUE CAR MUST BE SURE NOT TO CONFUSE A POINT-BY FROM THE GREEN CAR INTENDED FOR THE RED CAR. IF IN DOUBT, WAIT UNTIL GREEN CAR TURNS IN TO BE SURE A LANE IS PROVIDED. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PASSING SCENARIOS CONFLICTING/CONFUSING POINT-BYS

13. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PASSING SCENARIOS 3 ABREAST 3 ABREAST PASSES OCCUR ALREADY AT OUR EVENTS, BUT NOT IN CORNERS. INCIDENTS WILL BE AVOIDED IF… - IF EACH DRIVER ACCOMMODATES THE PASS THEY’VE INITIATED WITH A POINT-BY - IF EACH DRIVER FOLLOWS THE “SAFE PASS” PROCEDURE

14. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION PASSING SCENARIOS “NON-PASSING” TRAFFIC -BLUE CAR MAY PASS RED CAR IF POINTED BY -BLUE CAR MAY NOT PASS “NON-PASSING” CAR GIVEN THE CONFUSION THIS PASS MAY CAUSE THE “NON-PASSING” DRIVER WHEN EXITING THE CORNER, IT WOULD BEST FOR THE RED CAR TO REFRAIN FROM POINTING THE BLUE CAR BY, OR FOR THE BLUE CAR TO “WAVE IT OFF.”

15. WHITE MOUNTAIN CHAPTER DRIVER EDUCATION AWARENESS OF… - CARS YOU CAN’T SEE (INCLUDING FORMULA CARS) - ALTERED LINES - POOR SURFACE CONDITIONS - “NON-PASSING” DRIVERS