1993 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 188

Your Driving and the Road Driving on the Freeway Onceyouareonthefreeway,adjustyourspeed to thepostedlimitor to the to pass. If prevailingrate if it'sslower.Stay in therightlaneunlessyouwant youareonatwo-lanefreeway,treattherightlaneastheslowlaneandthe leftlaneasthepassinglane. If youareonathree-lanefreeway,treattherightlaneastheslower-speed throughlane,themiddlelane as thehigher-speedthroughlane,andtheleft lane as thepassinglane. Beforechanginglanes,checkyourrearviewmirrors.Thenuseyourturn signal.Justbeforeyouleavethelane,glancequicklyoveryourshoulder makesurethereisn'tanothervehicle in your"blind"spot. to If youaremovingfromanoutsidetoacenterlaneonafreewayhaving morethantwolanes,makesureanothervehicleisn'tabouttomove into the samespot.Lookatthevehiclestwolanesoverandwatchfortelltalesigns: turn signalsflashing,anincrease in speed,ormovingtowardtheedgeofthe lane.Beprepared to delayyourmove. Onceyouaremovingonthefreeway,makecertainyouallowareasonable followingdistance.Expect to moveslightlysloweratnight. Leaving the Freeway Whenyouwant to leavethe freeway,moveto theproperlanewell in If youmiss advance.Dashingacrosslanesatthelastminuteisdangerous. yourexit do not, underanycircumstances,stopandbackup.Driveontothe nextexit. Ateachexitpoint is adecelerationlane.Ideally it shouldbelongenoughfor you to enter it atfreewayspeed(aftersignaling,ofcourse)andthendoyour brakingbeforemovingontotheexitramp.Unfortunately,notalldeceleration lanesarelongenough-somearetooshortfor all thebraking.Decidewhen if thereistraffic to startbraking. If youmustbrakeonthethroughlane,and closebehindyou,youcanallowalittleextratimeandflashyourbrakelights (in addition to your turn signal)asextrawarningthatyouareabout to slow downandexit. Theexitrampcanbecurved,sometimesquitesharply.Theexitspeedis usuallyposted.Reduceyourspeedaccording to yourspeedometer,not to your sense of motion. After driving for any distance at higher speeds, you may tend to thinkyouaregoingslowerthanyouactuallyare.Forexample, 40 mph (65 km/h)mightseemlikeonly 20 mph (30 km/h).Obviously, this 20 mph (30 km/h)! could lead toserioustroubleonarampdesignedfor 4-32