Getting into the fast lane or the toll road is one of the lessons that stresses us out when we learn to drive. Because fast lane or motorway situations (and other car drivers) are unpredictable. It is difficult to define one way in many situations. Knowing the traffic rules and good reflexes while driving are the keys to getting you into this fast lane safely. See step 1 for how to get into the fast lane safely.
Step
Method 1 of 2: Using the Right Technique
Step 1. Increase the speed until it matches the speed of traffic on the fast lane or highway
The first step to enter this lane is to make sure the speed of your car is the same as the speed of the traffic on the lane. Use the driveway to pick up speed, to pick up speed quickly.
- Getting into the fast lane or expressway at the same speed will ensure you don't create a dangerous situation where the car behind you will approach too fast.
- Look in the mirror and monitor the condition of the cars around you as you accelerate. You may need to wait a little or two before picking up speed, if you see another car coming at high speed in the lane you are about to enter.
Step 2. Turn on your turn signal
Do it first, so other drivers know where you are going. This will also give them time to adjust the speed. However, remember that as a car about to enter a lane, you do not yet own the rights to that lane. Other drivers may not see you and don't have time to change lanes. They will generally stay in their lane at a steady pace. So, it's up to you how you match the speed and log in safely.
Step 3. Look for gaps in the traffic flow
If the traffic flow on the toll road is quite heavy, you have to find a gap before you enter. Keep your eyes on the road, but check the mirrors and look behind to see if it's safe to enter. At the same time, maintain an appropriate speed so that you can enter the traffic flow safely.
- Look at the inside mirror, then the outside mirror.
- Watch that there are no cars in the corner of the blind spot (right behind you in the lane you are about to enter).
- Check to see if any cars slow down or stop in the driveway, in front of you.
Step 4. Enter the lane if the situation is safe
When you see a gap, steer your car into that lane carefully. You must drive at the same speed as the current. Be careful with the cars around you when you get into that lane, you have to be able to react quickly if someone suddenly brakes in front of you, or someone will get into your lane.
Method 2 of 2: Cultivating the Right Habits to Get into the Lane
Step 1. Check the "body language" of other cars
Technically, a car that is in the lane where the car will enter should maintain a constant speed, so it is the responsibility of the car that will enter the lane that must adjust and enter it. However, the habits of each driver are different in reality.
- If you see the car behind you slowing down, it may be "making way" for you to get in, speed up immediately and get into the lane. Also if you see another car changing lanes to make way for you.
- If you see a car behind you speeding up, let it pass before you get into the lane.
- Sometimes some drivers will also wave to you to make way.
- Don't expect other cars to slow down. You have to be ready to react to the situation at that time.
Step 2. Keep enough distance from the car in front and behind you
When you enter the lane, keep enough distance, so that you are safe if the car in front of you brakes suddenly. Practice picking up speed just enough, so you're not too fast or too slow.
Step 3. Do not enter the lane carelessly
Try not to enter the lane suddenly. Other drivers may not see you. Make sure you turn on your turn signal, and make eye contact if possible.
Step 4. Do not let you stop at the entrance
If the traffic is heavy and you don't see a gap, you may want to stop first. This is not a good way, because it is difficult to increase the speed from 0 to 65, when you start walking again. This can be dangerous for either you or other cars. With the turn signal on, the right speed, and eye contact with the driver behind you, you should get a gap.
Step 5. Be nice when another car is about to enter the lane
Release the gas pedal a little if you see a car coming into the lane, if the situation is safe. Stay alert and make way for other drivers, this makes the highways safer for all of us.
Tips
- Be alert and you should not be influenced by other things.
- Always see how far the entrance is. The length of the merging path is sometimes different from one another.
- Make sure your speed is enough to enter the lane safely.
- Always turn and look, don't just rely on the mirror.
- Check the traffic flow on the toll road as soon as possible to determine the gap you are going to take.
- It is your responsibility to enter another lane. The current in the lane is in the correct position, you must adjust the speed and enter safely.
- You may have to slow down and enter in the next gap. Do not force to enter, you can run out of places to enter later.
- Try to get into the flow of traffic with a distance of one car in front and behind your car.
- Remember to check if you can stay in that lane. In some big cities, the rightmost lane is a commuter line which is usually only open at certain hours.
- If you are nervous and someone else is in the car, ask them to calm down so you can concentrate.
- When you can't safely enter the toll lane. -- if you have the option to stay in the lane of entry and you are already on the way out of the expressway., come out soon, do not until you stop in that line. You can find the next entrance in front..
Warning
- Be wary of cars that will enter your lane. Many of the entrances to the motorway are also exits for your car.
- Sometimes there is no merge path. This area will be marked with a "No Merge Area" or "yield" sign. In this case, you have to brake or stop so you can enter safely.
- Don't forget to turn on the turn signal. It is best to let the currents around you know the direction you are going.
- Remember that the driver behind you also wants to get into that lane. Try giving them a place to enter.
