1998 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual

Citv DrivingHere are ways to increase your safety in city driving:Know the best way to geto where you are going.Get a city map and plan your trip into an unknownpart of the city just as you would for across-country trip.Try to use the freeways that rim and crisscross mostlarge cities. You’ll save time and energy. (See thenext part, “Freeway Driving.”)Treat a green light as a warning signal. A traffic lightis there because the corner is busy enough to need it.When a light turns green, and just before you start tomove, check both ways for vehicles that have notcleared the intersection or may be running thered light.One of the biggest problems with city streets is theamount of traffic On them. You’ll wanto watch out forwhat the other drivers are doing and pay attention totraffic signals.4-19