1995 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 156

Freeway Driving I The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep up with traffic and keep to the right. Drive the same at speed most of the other drivers driving. Too-fast or &e too-slow driving breaks a smooth traffic flow. Treat the left lane on a freeway aspassing lane. a At the entrance there usually a ramp that leads to the is freeway. If you havea clear viewof the freeway as you drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin to check traffic. Try to determine where you expect to to blend with the flow. Try to merge into the gap at close the prevailing speed. Switch on your turn signal, check as your mirrors and glance over your shoulder as often necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the traffic flow. on Once you are the freeway, adjust your speed to the posted limit or to the prevailing rateit's slower. Stay if in the right lane unless you want to pass. Before changing lanes, check your mirrors. Then use your turn signal. Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways, Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over YOU expressways, turnpikes,or superhighways) are the safest shoulder to make sure there isn't another vehicle in your of all roads. But they have their own special rules. "blind" spot. 4-20