1993 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 172

'Freeway Driving Entering the Freeway the entering lane and your approach. Try merge time lo into the gap close to the prevailing speed. Switch on at your turn signal, check your rearview mirrors as you move along, and glance over your shoulder as often as r necessary. T y to blend smoothly with the traffic flow. Driving on the Freeway Once.you are on the freeway, adjust your speed the to posted limit orto the prevailingrate if it& slower. Stay If you in the right lane unless you want to pass. are on a two-lane freeway, treat the right lane as the slow lane and the left lane as the passing lane. Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways, expressways, turnpikes, or superhighways) are the safestof all roads. But they have their own special rules. If you are on a three-lane freeway, treat the right lane as the slower-speed through lane, the middlelane as the higher-speed throughlane, and the left fane as the The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep passing lane. up with traffic and keep to the right. Drivethe same at Before changing lanes, check your rearview mirrors. speed mostof the other drivers driving. Too-fast 'or are Then use yourturn signal. too-slow driving breaksa smooth trafficflow. Treat the left lane on freeway asa passing lane. a 170