Freeway
Driving
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.
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.
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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