1997 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 186

Freeway Driving The most important adviceon freeway driving is: Keep up with traffic and keep to the right. Driveat the same speed most of the other drivers aredriving. Too-fast or too-slow driving breaks a smooth traffic flow. Treat the left lane on freeway as a passing lane. a At the entrance, there is usuallya ramp 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 determinewhere you expect to blend with the flow. Try to merge into the gap at close to the prevailing speed. Switch onyour turn signal, check your mirrors and glance over your shoulder as often as necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the traffic flow. Once you are on the freeway, adjust yourspeed to the posted limit or to the prevailing rate if it's slower. Stay in the right lane unless you want to pass. Before changing lanes, check yourmirrors. Then use your turn signal. Mile formile, freeways (alsocalled thruways, parkways, expressways, turnpikes or superhighways) are the safest of all roads. But they have their own special rules. Just before you leave the lane, glance quickly over your shoulder to make sure there isn't another vehicle in your "blind" spot.