User Guide
Freeway Driving
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.
The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep
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
left lane on a freeway
as
a passing lane.
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. 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.
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