1998 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 214

Freeway Driving At the entrance, there usually aramp that leadsto the is freeway. If you have a clear view of the freeway as you drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin to check traffic. Try determine where you expect to to blend with the flow. Try to merge into the gap at close to the prevailing speed. Switch your turn signal, check on your mirrors and glance over your shoulder often as as necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the traffic flow. adjust your speed to the Once you are on the freeway, posted limit or to the prevailingrate if it's slower. Stay in theright lane unless you wantto pass. Before changing lanes, check your mirrors. Then use your turn signal. Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over your shoulder to make sure there isn't another vehicle in your "blind" spot. Once you are moving on the freeway, make certain you allow a reasonable following distance. Expect move to Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways, slightly slower at night. expressways, turnpikesor superhighways) are the safest of allroads.Buttheyhavetheirownspecialrules.Whenyouwant to leavethefreeway,move to theproper lane well in advance. If you miss your exit,do not, The most adviceOn driving is: under any circumstances, stop and on back up. Drive to up with traffic and keep the right. Drive at the same to the nextexit. are speed most of the other drivers driving. Too-fastor too-slow driving breaks a smooth traffic flow. Treat the The exit ramp can be curved, sometimes quite sharply. left lane on a freeway as a passinglane. 4-32