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Know the best way to get to where you are going. Get
a
city map and
plan your trip into an unknown part
of
the city just
as
you
would for
a
cross-country trip.
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Try to use the freeways that rim and crisscross most large cities. You’ll
save time and energy. (See
the
next section, “Freeway Driving.”)
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Treat
a
green light as
a
warning signal.
A
traffic light is there because
the corner
is
busy enough to need
it.
When
a
light turns green, and just
before you start to move, check both ways for vehicles that have not
cleared the intersection or may be running the red light.
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.
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