Freeway Driving - Oldsmobile 1995 88 Owner's Manual

Freeway Driving The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep
up with traEc and keep to the right. Drive at the same
Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways,
expressways, turnpikes, or superhighways) are the safest
of all roads. But they have their own~special rules.
check traffic. Try to determine where you expect to
blend with the flow. Try to merge .into the gap at close to
the prevailing speed. 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 your speed to the
posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it's slower. Stay
in the right lane unless you want to pass.
Before changing lanes, check your mirrors. Then use
your turn signal.
Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over your
shoulder to make sure there isn't another vehicle in your
"blind" spot.