Freeway
Driving
Mile for mile, freeways
(also
called thruways, parkways,
expressways, turnpikes or superhighways) are the safest
of all roads. But they have their 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.
At the entrance, there
is
usually a 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 determine where
you
expect
to
blend
with
the flow. Try
to
merge
into
the gap at close to
the prevailing speed. Switch on your 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 your speed 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 your mirrors. Then use
your turn signal. Just before you leave the lane, glance
quickly over your shoulder to make
sure
there isn’t
another vehicle
in
your
“blind”
spot.
Once you are moving
on
the
freeway, make certain
you
allow a reasonable following distance. Expect to move
slightly slower at night.
When you want to leave the freeway, move to the proper
lane well
in
advance.
If
you miss your exit, do not,
under any circumstances, stop and back up; Drive on to
the next exit.
The exit ramp can
be
curved, sometimes quite sharply.
The exit speed
is
usually posted.
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