1993 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 161

Your Driving and the Road i Entering the Freeway At the entrance there is usually ramp a that leads to the freeway.If you have a clear view of the freeway as you drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin to check traffic. Try to determine where you expect to blend with the flow. If traffic is light, you may have no problem. But if it is heavy, find a gap as you move along theentering 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...I Driving on the Freeway Once you are on the freeway, adjust your speed to the posted limitor to the prevailing rate if it's slower. Stay in the right lane unlessyou want to pass. If you are on a two-lane freeway, treat the right lane as the slow lane andthe left lane as the passing lane. Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over your shoulderto make sure there isn't another vehiclein your "blind" spot. If you are moving from an outside toa center lane on a freeway having more than two lanes, make sure another vehicle isn't about to move into the same spot. Look at the vehicles two lanes over and If you are on a three-lane freeway, treat watch for telltale signs: turn signals the right laneas the slower-speed through flashing, an increasein speed, or moving lane, the middle lane as the higher-speed toward the edge of the lane. Be prepared through lane, and the left lane as the to delay your move. passing lane. Once you are moving on the freeway, Before changing lanes, check your make certain you allow a reasonable rearview mirrors. Then use your turn following distance. Expect to move signal. slightly slowerat night. 160