1993 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 212

somethingbetweenyouandmovingvehicles-space,trees,telephonepoles, a private driveway, anything that removes you from other traffic. If visibilityisnearzeroandyou must stopbutareunsurewhetheryouare awayfromtheroad,turnyourlightson,startyourhazardwarningflasher, andsoundyourhornatintervalsorwhenyouhearapproachingtraffic. Passothervehicles in fogonly if youcanseefarenoughaheadtopass to delayyourpass if yoususpectthefogis safely.Eventhen,beprepared worseupahead. If othervehicles try topassyou,make it easyforthem. City Driving t d AN460002 Oneof the biggest problems with city streets is the amount of traffic on . them.You'llwant to watchoutforwhattheotherdriversaredoing,andpay attention to traffic signals. Hereareways to increase your safety in city driving: Knowthebestway to get to whereyouaregoing. Try not to drive around trying to pick out a familiar street or landmark. Get a city map andplanyourtripintoanunknownpartofthecityjustasyouwouldfor a cross-country trip. Try to usethefreewaysthatrimandcrisscrossmostlargecities.You'll savetimeandenergy.(Seethenextsection,"FreewayDriving.") A traffic light is therebecause Treat a greenlightasawarningsignal. thecornerisbusyenough to needit.When a lightturnsgreen,andjust before you start to move,checkboth ways for vehicles that have not cleared the intersection or mayberunning the red light. 4-40