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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.
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Larger vehicles can’t be driven everywhere smaller
ones can. There are low underpasses, truck routes
and other special situations. Usually these are well
marked, so be sure to watch for the signs.
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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 part, “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.
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