1993 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 178

Pull to the right (with care) and stop clearof intersections when you see or hear emergency vehicles. Freeway Driving The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep at up with traffic and keepto the right. Drive the same speed mostof the other drivers are driving. Too-fast or too-slow driving breaksa smooth traffic flow. Treat the left lane on a freeway as a passing lane. Entering the Freeway At the entrance there is usually ramp that leads tothe a freeway. If you have a clear viewof the freeway as you drive along the entrance ramp, should begin to you check traffic.Try to determine where you expect to blend with the flow. If traffic is light, you may have no problem. But if it is heavy, finda gap as you move along to the entering lane and time your approach. Try merge into the gap at close to the prevailing speed. Switch on your turn signal, check your rearview mirrors you as move along, and glance over your shoulder as often as necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the trafficflow. Driving on the Freeway Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways, expressways, turnpikes, or superhighways) of are the safest all roads. But they have their own special rules. Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speed to the posted limit or to the prevailing rateif it's slower. Stay in the right lane unless you want to pass.If you are ona two-lane freeway, treatthe right lane as the slow lane and the left lane as the passing lane.