Highway & Freeway Driving

Steps for a highway breakdown: move out of traffic, activate hazard lights, call for assistance and decide where to wait safely.

Drive safely through work zones with speed reduction, advance warning signs, proper merging and extra space for workers and traffic queues.

Learn to recognize sudden freeway slowdowns and traffic queues, brake smoothly, leave stopping space and reduce rear-end collision risk.

Manage differences in freeway traffic speeds, choose lanes appropriately, pass safely and avoid speeding to match the flow.

Learn to avoid truck blind spots, pass safely, allow long stopping distances and share highways with large trucks and buses.

Learn to read exit signs, move into the correct lane, signal, use the deceleration lane, and handle a missed highway exit safely.

Learn how to use acceleration lanes, match highway speed safely, yield to freeway traffic and check mirrors and blind spots before merging.

Learn how to change lanes safely using turn signals, mirrors, shoulder checks, space gaps and correct lane markings.