1998 Cadillac Eldorado Owner's Manual - Page 220

The most important advice on freeway drivingis: 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 drivingbreaks a smooth traffic flow. Treat the left laneon a freeway as apassing lane. At the entrance, there is usually a ramp that leads to the freeway. If you have a clearview 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 close to at the prevailingspeed. Switch on your turn signal, check your mirrors and glance over your shoulder as often as necessary. Try to blendsmoothly with the traffic flow. 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 laneunless you want to pass. Before changing lanes, checkyour mirrors. Then use your turn signal. Just beforeyou 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 certainyou allow a reasonable following distance. Expect to move slightly slowerat night. When you want to leave the freeway, move to the proper lane well in advance.If you m i s s your exit, do not, under any circumstances, stopand back up. Drive on to the next exit. be sharply. The exit ramp can curved, sometimes quite The exitspeed is usually posted. Reduce your speed according toyour speedometer, not to your sense of motion. After driving for distance any at higher speeds,you may tend to think you are going slower than you actually are. Before Leaving on a Long Trip Make sure you're ready. Ty to be well rested. If you r must start when you're not fresh -- such as after aday's work -- don't plan to make toomany miles that first part of the journey. Wear comfortable clothingand shoes you can easily drivein. 4-22