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Tips
Turn on your low-beam headlamps
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not just your parking lamps
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Besides slowing down, allow some extra following distance. And be
to
help make
you
more visible to others.
especially careful when you pass another vehicle. Allow yourself more
clear room ahead, and be prepared to have your view restricted by road
spray.
Have good tires with proper tread depth. (See “Tires”
in
the Index.)
City
Driving
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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.
save time and energy. (See the next part, “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.
Try to use the freeways that rim and crisscross most large cities. You’ll
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