Chevrolet 1993 Corvette Owner's Manual page 193

Your Driving
and the Road
Driving on the Freeway
(CONTJ
~ f y o u are moving
from
an outside to a
center lane. on a freeway having more
than two lanes, make sure another
vehic1e;isn't about to move into the
same
spot. Look at
the 'vehicles two
lanes over and watch for telltale signs:
turn signals flashing? an increase in
speed, or moving toward the edge-of the
lane. Be prepared to delay your move.
Once you are moving on the freeway,
make certain you allow a reasonable
following distance. Expect to move
slightly slower at night.
Leaving the Freeway
When you want to leave the freeway,
move to the proper lane well in
advance. Dashing across lanes at the
last minute is dangerous. If you
m i s s
your exit do not,.under any circum-
stances, stop and back up. Drive on to
the next exit.
At each exit point is a deceleration lane.
Ideally it should be long enough for you
to enter it at freeway speed (after
signaling, of course) and then do your
braking before moving onto the ,exit
ramp. Unfortunately, not all
deceleration lanes are long enough-
.some are too short for
all the
braking.
Decide when to start braking. If you
must brake on the.through lane, and if
there is traffic close behind you, yau can
allow a little extra tirrie and flash your
brake lights (in addition to your turn
signal) as extra warning that you are
about to slow down and exit.
The exit ramp can be curved, sometimes
quite sharply. The exit speed is usually
posted. Reduce your speed according to
your speedometer, not-to your sense of
motion. After driving.for any distance at
higher speeds, you may tend to- think.
you -we going slower than you actually
are. For example, 40 mph (65 I&)
might seem like only 20 mph (32 W h )
.
Obviously, this could lead to serious
trouble on a ramp designed for 20 rnph
(32
W)!
P
b