Your
Driving
and
the
Road
City Driving
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One
of
the biggest problems with city streets is 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. Try
not
to drive
around trying to pick out a familiar street or landmark. 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 section, “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.
Obey all posted speed limits.
But
remember that they are for ideal road,
weather and visibility conditions. You may need to drive below the
posted limit in bad weather or when visibility is especially poor.
Pull to the right (with care) and stop clear
of
intersections when you see
or
hear emergency vehicles.
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