1994 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 186

0 Try to use the freeways that rim and crisscross most large cities. You'll save time and energy. (See the next section, "Freeway Driving.") Treat a green light as a warning signal. A traffic light is there because green, and just the corner is busy enough to need it. When a light turns before you start to move, check both ways for vehicles that have not cleared the intersection or may be running the red light. 0 Freeway Driving -. Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways, expressways, turnpikes, or superhighways) are the safest of all roads. But they have their own special rules. The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep up with traffic and keep to theright. Drive at the same speed most ofthe 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. If At the entrance there is usually aramp that leads to the freeway. you have a clear view of the freewayas you drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin to check traffic. Tryto determine where you expectto blend with the flow. Try to merge the gap atclose to the prevailing speed. into Switch on your turn signal, check your mirrors and glance over your shoulder as often as necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the traffic flow. to Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speed the posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it's slower. Stay in the right lane unless you want to pass. Before changing lanes, check your mirrors. Then use your turn signal. Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over yourshoulder to make sure there isn't another vehicle in your "blind" spot. 4-28