1995 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 183

Freeway Driving At the entrancethere is usually a ramp that leads to the freeway. If you have a clear view of the freeway as you drive along the entranceramp, 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 withthe traffic flow. Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speed to the posted limit orto 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 beforeyou leave the lane, glance quickly over your shoulder to make sure there isn't another vehicle in your "blind" spot. 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 laneon a freeway as a passing lane. Once you are moving on the freeway, make certain you allow a reasonable following distance. Expect to move slightly slower at night. When you want to leavethe freeway,move to the proper lane well in advance. If you miss your exit do not, under any circumstances, stopand backup. Drive on to the next exit. The exitramp can be curved, sometimes quite sharply. 4-20