1993 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 212

Beforechanginglanes,checkyourrearviewmirrors.Thenuseyourturn signal.Justbeforeyouleavethelane,glancequicklyoveryourshoulderto makesurethereisn'tanothervehicle in your"blind"spot. If you aremovingfromanoutsidetoacenterlaneonafreewayhaving morethan two lanes,makesureanothervehicleisn'tabouttomoveintothe same spot. Look atthevehiclestwolanesoverandwatch for telltale signs: turnsignalsflashing,anincreaseinspeed, or movingtowardtheedge of the lane.Beprepared to delayyourmove. Once you aremovingonthefreeway,makecertainyouallow followingdistance.Expecttomoveslightlysloweratnight. areasonable Leawing the Fr@?eway Whenyouwanttoleavethefreeway,move to theproperlanewellin If youmiss advance.Dashingacrosslanesatthelastminuteisdangerous. yourexit do not,underanycircumstances,stopandbackup.Driveontothe next exit. Ateach exit pointisadecelerationlane.Ideally it shouldbelongenoughfor do your youtoenteritatfreewayspeed(aftersignaling,ofcourse)andthen brakingbeforemovingontotheexitramp.Unfortunately,notalldeceleration lanesarelongenough-somearetooshortforallthebraking.Decidewhen to startbraking. If youmustbrakeonthethroughlane,and if there is traffic allow a little extra time and flash your brake lights closebehindyou,youcan you are about to slow (in additiontoyourturnsignal)asextrawarningthat downandexit. is Theexitrampcanbecurved,sometimesquitesharply.Theexitspeed usuallyposted.Reduceyourspeedaccording to yourspeedometer,notto yoursense of motion.Afterdrivingforanydistanceathigherspeeds,you For example, maytendtothinkyouaregoingslowerthanyouactuallyare. 40 mph (65 kmlh)mightseem like only 20 mph (30 km/h).Obviously, this couldleadtoserioustroubleon a rampdesignedfor 20 mph (30 km/h)! wing a Long Distance Althoughmostlongtripstodayaremadeonfreeways,therearestillmany madeonregularhighways. i thesame in some s Long-distance driving onfreewaysandregularhighways ways.Thetriphas to be planned and the vehicle prepared, you drive at higher-than-cityspeeds,andtherearelongerturnsbehindthewheel.You'll enjoyyourtripmore if you andyourvehicleare in goodshape.Hereare sometipsfor asuccessfullongtrip.