City
Driving
One of the biggest problems with city streets is the
amount of traffic on them. You’ll want to watch out
for what the other drivers are doing and pay attention
to traffic signals.
Here are ways to increase your safety
in
city driving:
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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.
Try
to use the freeways that rim and crisscross
most large cities. You’ll save time and energy. (See
the next
part,
“Freeway Driving.”)
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.
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