1993 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 187

Freeway Driving AN461001 Mile formile,freeways(alsocalledthruways,parkways,expressways, turnpikes, orsuperhighways)arethesafest of allroads.Buttheyhavetheir ownspecialrules. Themostimportantadviceonfreewaydrivingis:Keepupwithtrafficand of theotherdriversare keep to theright.Driveatthesamespeedmost driving.Too-fastortoo-slowdrivingbreaksasmoothtrafficflow.Treattheleft laneonafreewayasapassinglane. Entering the Freeway At theentrancethereisusuallyarampthatleads to the freeway.Ifyouhave aclear viewof thefreewayasyoudrivealongtheentranceramp,you shouldbegin to checktraffic.Try to determinewhereyouexpect to blend if it is heavy, withthe flow. If trafficislight,you mayhavenoproblem.But find agapasyoumovealongtheenteringlaneandtimeyourapproach.Try to mergeintothegapatclose to theprevailingspeed.Switchonyourturn signal,checkyourrearviewmirrorsasyoumovealong,andglanceoveryour shoulderas often as necessary. Try to blendsmoothlywiththetrafficflow. 4-3 1