1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 197

to mergeintothegapatclose to theprevailingspeed.Switchonyour turn signal,checkyourrearviewmirrors as youmovealong,andglanceoveryour shoulder as often as necessary. Try to blendsmoothlywiththetrafficflow. Driving on the Freeway Onceyou are on the freeway, adjustyourspeed to thepostedlimitor to the to pass. If prevailingrate if it'sslower.Stay in the rightlaneunlessyouwant youareona two-lane freeway,treattherightlaneastheslowlaneandthe leftlane as thepassinglane. If you are on a three-lane freeway, treat the right lane as the slower-speed throughlane,themiddle lane as thehigher-speedthroughlane,andtheleft laneasthe passing lane. Beforechanginglanes,checkyourrearviewmirrors.Thenuseyour turn to signal. Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over your shoulder makesure there isn'tanothervehicle in your "blind" spot. If you are movingfromanoutside to acenterlaneonafreewayhaving to moveintothe morethan two lanes,makesureanothervehicleisn'tabout samespot.Look at the vehicles two lanes over and watch for telltale signs: of the turnsignalsflashing,anincrease in speed,ormovingtowardtheedge lane.Beprepared to delayyourmove. Onceyou are movingon the freeway,make certainyouallowareasonable followingdistance.Expect to moveslightlysloweratnight. Leaving the Freeway Whenyouwant to leavethefreeway,move to theproperlanewell in If youmiss advance.Dashingacrosslanesatthelastminuteisdangerous. yourexitdonot,underanycircumstances,stopandbackup.Driveon to the next exit. Ateachexitpoint is adecelerationlane.Ideally it should belongenoughfor ofcourse)and thendoyour you to enter it atfreewayspeed(aftersignaling, brakingbeforemovingontotheexit ramp.Unfortunately,notalldeceleration lanesarelongenough-some are too short for all the braking. Decide when if there is traffic tostartbraking. If youmustbrakeonthethroughlane,and close behind you,youcanallowa little extratimeandflashyourbrakelights (in addition to your turn signal)asextrawarningthatyou are about to slow downandexit. Theexitrampcanbecurved,sometimesquitesharply.Theexitspeed usuallyposted.Reduceyourspeedaccording to yourspeedometer,not your sense of motion. After driving for any distance at higher speeds, you is to 4-43