1993 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 158

Your Driving and the Road c Freeway Driving Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways, expressways, turnpikes, or superhighways) are the safest of all. roads. But they havetheir own special rules. The most important advice on freeway driving is: Keep up with traffic and keep to the right. Drive at the same speed most of the 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. Entering the Freeway At the entrance there is usually a ramp that leads to the freeway. you have a If clear view of the freeway as you drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin to check traffic. Try todetermine where you expect to blend with the flow. If traffic islight, you may have no problem. But if it is heavy, find a gap as you move along the entering lane and time your approach. Try to merge into the gap at close to the prevailing speed. Switch on your turn signal, check your rearview mirrors as you move along, and glance over your shoulder as often as necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the traffic flow. Driving on the Freeway Once you are on the freeway, aaJust your speed tothe posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it's slower. Stay in the right lane unless you want to pass. If you are on a two-lanefreeway, treat the right lane as the slow lane and the left lane as the passing lane. If you are on a three-lane freeway, treat the right lane as the slower-speed through lane, the middle lane as the higher-speed throughlane, and the left lane as the passing lane. Before changinglanes, check your rearview mirrors. Then use your turn signal. Just before you leave thelane, glance quickly over yourshoulder to make sure there isn't another vehicle in your "blind" spot.