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.
Reduce your speed according to your speedometer, not
to
your sense of motion. After driving for any distance
at higher speeds, you may tend
to
think you are going
slower than you actually are.
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