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C.ity Driving.
Orkof the bigg.est problems with city streets is the
:amount of traffic
on
them. You'll want to watch o.ut for
what the other drivers
are doing and
pay attention to
traffic -.signals.
Here -are ways to increase
y.ou
safety
in
city driving.:
.Know the best way to get to where
you are.
going,
Get a city
map and plan your
trip into
an
unknown part .of the city just as you wo.uld
for
a
cross-country trip.
m
Try to use the freeways that-rim and.erisscr.oss mmst
large &tie-s. You'll save time -and energy (See. the
next part, "Freeway Driving.")
Treat a green light as
a
warning signal. A traffic
ligh.t-is there because the corner is busy emugh to,
need
it. When a light turns gre,en, and
just
before you
start to Iimve, check both ways for vehicle-s that have
not cleared the intersection O r may be
running
the'
red li-ght.
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