1998 Cadillac Catera Owner's Manual - Page 199

The most important advice on freeway driving Keep is: up with traffic and keep to right. Drive at thesame the speed mostof the other drivers driving. Too-fast or are flow. too-slow driving breaks a smooth traffic Treat the left laneon a freeway as a passing lane. At the entrance, there is 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 at closeto gap the prevailing speed. Switch on your turn signal, check your mirrors and glance your shoulderas often as over necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the traffic flow. Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speed to the posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it's slower. Stay in the right lane unless want to pass. you 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 your 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. Freeway Driving 4-20