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| usually for one of two reasons: to go | | | | accident.8. While we discuss changing or |
| somewhere or drive around leisurely. In | | | | merging into other lanes of traffic: merge |
| either case, it is assumed you want to reach | | | | with the speed of traffic. Merging not only |
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| accident. The following are ten tips for | | | | in front of, but this action also has |
| safer driving will increase your chances of | | | | ramifications on the vehicles behind the |
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| involvement in an accident. For the most part | | | | are going up a ramp to merge onto the |
| these tips are common sense.1. If the weather | | | | interstate, do not wait until the end of the |
| outside is frightful, stay at home, stay at | | | | ramp to 'floor' your gas pedal to go 55, 65, |
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| surface on which are driving? Are the roads | | | | very precarious position - they now must |
| snowy or icy? Are they wet? Is there oil on | | | | merge like you decided to merge. You need to |
| the road? If so, are the water and oil | | | | start to accelerate by pushing on your gas |
| creating slick roads? Are you driving on a | | | | pedal at the beginning of the ramp. That way |
| muddy road?3. When the driving conditions are | | | | you will be going the speed of traffic at the |
| not favorable, avoid going to fast. Whether | | | | end of the ramp. At that point, it will be |
| sight is limited due to fog or the roads have | | | | easier to speed up or slow down to get into |
| become slick, allow yourself enough time to | | | | traffic.By gradually speeding on the ramp to |
| stop. Increasing your stopping distance will | | | | the get the proper speed by the end of the |
| give you time to react better to a bad | | | | ramp you now do not compromise the safety of |
| situation.4. Speaking of stopping, whether | | | | the others who need to use the ramp. And, if |
| you are in good or bad weather conditions, | | | | you are behind another vehicle who is going |
| always leave one car length to the car in | | | | to use an on-ramp, give the other vehicle a |
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