1998 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 194

Freeway Driving At the entrance, there is usually a ramp that leads to the of freeway. If you havea clear view the freeway as you drive along the entrance ramp, you should begin to check traffic. Try determine where you expect to to blend with the flow. Try to merge into the gap at close on the prevailing speed. Switch your turn signal, check your mirrors and glance over your shoulderoften as as necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the traffic flow. Once you are on freeway, adjust your speed to the 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 your mirrors. Then use your turn signal. Just before you leave the glance quickly over your lane, shoulder tomake sure thereisn't another vehiclein your "blind" spot. you Once you are moving on the freeway, make certain allow a reasonable following distance. Expect to move Mile for mile, freeways (also called thruways, parkways, slightly slowerat night. expressways, turnpikesor superhighways) are the safest When you want to leave the freeway, move to the proper of all roads. But they have their own special rules. miss your exit, do not, lane well in advance. If you on The most important advice freeway driving is: Keep under any circumstances, stop and back up. Drive on to to up with traffic and keep the right. Drive at the same the next exit. speed mostof the other drivers are driving. Too-fast or The exit ramp can be curved, sometimes quite sharply. smooth traffic flow. Treat the too-slow driving breaks a left lane on a freeway as a passing lane. 4-21