1997 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 180

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