City Driving - Pontiac 1998 Grand Am Owner's Manual

City Driving
One o f
the biggest problems with city streets is
the
amount of traffic on them. You'll want to watch out for
what the other drivers are doing and pay attention to
traffic
signals.
Here are ways to increase your 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 would for
a
cross-country trip.
T r y
to use the freeways that rim and crisscross most
large cities. You'll save time and energy. (See the
next part, "Freeway Driving.")
light is there because the corner is busy enough to
need it. When a light turns green, and
just before you
start to move, check both ways for vehicles that have
not cleared
the
intersection or may be running the
red light.
Treat a green light as a warning signal. A traffic
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