Freeway Driving - Pontiac 1998 Grand Am Owner's Manual

At the entrance, 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 begin to
check traffic. T r y to determine where you expect to
blend with the flow. T r y to merge into the gap at close to
the prevailing speed. Switch on your turn signal, check
your mirrors and glance over your shoulder i s often as
necessary.
T r y
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 Dass.
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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.
Once you are moving on the freeway, make certain you
allow a reasonable following distance. Expect to move
Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways, slightly slower 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
up with traffic and keep to the right. Drive at the same
speed most of the other drivers are driving. Too-fast or
too-slow driving breaks a smooth traffic flow. Treat the The exit ramp can be curved, sometimes quite sharply.
left lane on a freeway as a passing lane.
lane well in advance. If you
m i s s
your exit, do not,
the next exit.
The most important advice
On
freeway driving
is:
Keep under any circumstances, stop and back up. Drive on to
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