1996 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 177

E Freeway Driving The most important advice freeway drivingis: Keep on to _up with traffic and keep the right. Drive at the same speed mostof 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 of freeway. If you have a clear view the freewayas you drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin to check traffic. Try to determine where you expect to Try blend with the flow. to mergeinto the gap at close to on the prevailing speed. Switch 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 if it's slower. Stay rate in the right lane unless want to pass. you Before changing lanes, check your mirrors. Then use your'turnsignal. Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways, Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over your expressways, nturnpikes or superhighways) are the safest shoulder to make sure there another vehiclein your isn't of all roads. But they have their own special rules. "blind" spot. Once you are moving on the freeway, make certain you allow a reasonable following distance. Expectmove to slightly slower at night. . 4-20