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Freeway Driving
At the &irrance, there is usually a ramp that leads to the
freeway. If you have a clear view of the freeway as
you
drive along the entrance ramp,
you
should. be.gin to
check traffic. Try to determine where you exp.e.ct to
blend with the flow. Try to merge iritd the gap at close to
the prevailing sp%eed. Switch on your turn signal, check
your mirrors and glance over your shoulder as often as
necessary.
Try
to blend smoothly with the, traffic flow.
Once you are
on
the freeway, adjust youspeed to the
posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it'%$Qwqq Stav
in the right lane uniess you want'to pass.
Before changing lanes, check y0u.r
mirrors.
Then
use
your turn signal.
Just before you leave the-lane; glance. quickly over your
shoulder, to make-sure there-isn't another vehickin your
"blind" spQt.
Once you are moving on the freeway, make certain you
allow a reasonable fdhwing distance. Expec-t to move
Mile fox
mile,
freeways (also called thruways, parkways,
at night.
expressways, turnpikes or superhighways) are the safest
of-all roads. But they have- their own special rules,.
When you want to leave the:freeway, move to the-proper
The most important advice on freeway-driving is: Keep
under any circumstances, stop and back up,
D~.~~ on
to
up with traffic and keep
t o
the right. Drive at the sam-e
s-peed .most of the other -drivers are dri.ving; Too-fast
gr
too-dow driving. b r e k a smooth traffic flow. Treat .the
The
exit ramp can be
curved, sometimes quite sharply.
left lane o n a fr-eeway as a passing lane.
lane well
in
advance. I f you miss your exit, do not,
the
next
exit.
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