1993 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manual - Page 162

Your Driving and the Road City Driving (CONT.) Treat a green light a warning as signal. A traffic light there because is the corner is busy enoughto need it. When a light turns green, and just before you start to move, check both ways for vehiclesthat have not cleared the intersection os may be running the red light. Obey all posted speed limits. But remember that they are for ideal road, weather and visibility conditions.You may need to dfive belowthe posted limit in bad weather or when visibility is especially poor. P l to the right (withcare) and stop ul clear of intersections when yousee or hear emergency vehicles. Fmeway Driving Mile for mile, fieeways (also called thruways, parkways, expressways, turnpikes, or superhighways) are the safest of all roads.But they havetheir 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 trafficflow. Treat theleft lane on a freeway as a passing lane. Entering the Freeway At the entrance there usually a ramp is 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 flow. the If traffic is light, you may have no problem. But if it is heavy, find a gapas you move along the entering lane and time your approach. Try to merge inm the gap at close the prevailin@; speed. to Switch on yourturn signal, check your rearview mirrors as you move along, and glance over your shoulder often as as necessary. Try to blend smoothly with the traffic flow. 10 6