1993 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 211
1993 Chevrolet Suburban Manual
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Your Driving and the Road Beforechanginglanes,checkyourrearviewmirrors.Thenuseyourturn signal.Justbeforeyouleavethelane,glancequicklyoveryourshoulder makesure thereisn'tanothervehicleinyour"blind"spot. to If youaremovingfromanoutsidetoacenterlaneonafreewayhaving morethantwolanes,makesureanothervehicleisn'tabout to move intothe samespot.Lookatthevehiclestwolanesoverandwatchfortelltalesigns: turnsignalsflashing,anincreaseinspeed,ormovingtowardtheedge of the lane.Bepreparedtodelayyourmove. Onceyouaremovingonthefreeway,makecertainyouallowareasonable followingdistance.Expect to moveslightlysloweratnight. Leaving the Freeway Whenyouwanttoleavethefreeway,movetotheproperlanewellin advance.Dashingacrosslanesatthelastminuteisdangerous.Ifyoumiss yourexitdonot,underanycircumstances,stopandbackup.Drive next exit. At eachexitpointisadecelerationlane.Ideally on tothe it shouldbelongenoughfor you to enter it atfreewayspeed(aftersignaling, ofcourse)and thendo your brakingbeforemovingontotheexitramp.Unfortunately,notalldeceleration all thebraking.Decidewhen lanesarelongenough-somearetooshortfor if thereistraffic to startbraking. If youmustbrakeonthethroughlane,and closebehindyou,youcanallowalittleextratimeandflashyourbrakelights (in addition to your turnsignal)asextrawarningthatyouareabout to slow downandexit. is Theexitrampcanbecurved,sometimesquitesharply.Theexitspeed usuallyposted.Reduceyourspeedaccording to yourspeedometer,not to your sense of motion. After driving for any distance at higher speeds, you may tend to thinkyou are goingslowerthanyouactuallyare.Forexample, 40 mph (65 km/h)mightseemlikeonly 20 mph (30 kmlh). Obviously, this 20 mph (30 km/h)! couldlead to serioustroubleonarampdesignedfor Driving a Long Distance Althoughmostlongtripstodayaremadeonfreeways,thereare madeonregularhighways. still many Long-distancedriving onfreewaysandregularhighways is thesame in some ways.Thetriphastobeplannedandthevehicleprepared,youdriveat higher-than-cityspeeds,and there arelongerturnsbehindthewheel.You'll in good shape.Hereare enjoyyourtripmore if youandyourvehicleare sometipsfor a successful long trip. 4-44