1994 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 121

Your Driving and the Road Treat a green lightas a warning signal. A traffic lightis there because the corner is busyenough to need it. When a light turns green, and just before you start to move, checkboth ways for vehicles that have not cleared the intersection or may be running the red light. flow. Tryto merge into thegap at close to theprevailing speed. Switchon your turn signal, check your mirrors and glance over yourshoulder as often as necessary. Tryto blend smoothlywith the traffic flow. Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speedto theposted limit or the to prevailing rate if it's slower. Stayin the right lane unless you want to pass. Before changinglanes, 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 slightly slowerat night. When youwant to leave the freeway, move to theproper lane well in advance. If you miss your exitdo not, under any circumstances, stop and back up. Drive on to the next exit. The exit ramp can be curved, sometimes quite sharply. The exit speed is usually posted. 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 with traffic and keep up to theright. Driveat thesame speed most of the other drivers are driving. Too-fast or too-slow driving breaks a smooth trafficflow. Treat the left lane on a freeway as a passing lane. At the entrance there is usually a ramp that leads to thefreeway. If you have a clear view of freeway as you &ive the along the entrance ramp, you should begin to check traffic.Try to determine where you expect to blend with the . I r n I20