1993 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 196

Your Driving and the Road Treatagreenlightasawarningsignal. A trafficlightistherebecause thecornerisbusyenough to needit.Whenalightturnsgreen, and just beforeyoustart to move,checkbothwaysforvehiclesthathavenot clearedtheintersectionormay be runningtheredlight. Obey all postedspeedlimits. But rememberthattheyareforidealroad, weatherandvisibilityconditions. You mayneed to drivebelowthe postedlimitin bad weatherorwhenvisibilityisespeciallypoor. Pull to theright(withcare)andstopclear orhearemergencyvehicles. of intersectionswhenyousee Freeway Driving AN461003 Mileformile,freeways(alsocalledthruways,parkways,expressways, turnpikes,orsuperhighways)arethesafest of allroads.Buttheyhavetheir ownspecialrules. Themostimportantadvice on freewaydrivingis:Keepupwithtrafficand keep to theright.Driveatthesamespeedmost of theotherdriversare driving.Too-fastortoo-slowdrivingbreaksasmoothtrafficflow.Treattheleft lane on afreewayasapassinglane. Entering the Freeway At theentrancethere is usuallyarampthatleads to thefreeway.Ifyouhave a clearview of thefreewayasyoudrivealongtheentranceramp,you shouldbegin to checktraffic.Try to determinewhere you expect to blend with the flow. If trafficislight,youmayhavenoproblem.But if it isheavy, findagapasyoumovealongtheenteringlaneandtimeyourapproach. Try 442