How to Drive on the Highway | Driving Lessons

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So, today we're going to talk about highway driving and try to give you some highway driving tips. We'll start with what is usually the most difficult part for a beginner, and that would be actually getting on the highway. The reason that's more difficult is because the cars that are already on the highway are going at a greater speed than you are merging in.

This is where the use of the lane to merge becomes most important. You have to use that lane to build up your speed and try to get your speed up so that then it would be easier to blend in with the cars that are already on the highway. So, you don't want to come to the end of that merge lane and then stop. At that point it will be very difficult to get on. You have to use the merging lane to accelerate, build up your speed, and keep checking your mirror on the left and turning your head to make sure you've got a good safe distance to merge onto. Then, when that occurs you move onto the highway.

Once you get on the highway my recommendation is that the best lane to usually drive in would be the middle lane. The left lane is generally used for passing. The problem with staying in the right lane is that you've got to deal with those cars getting on the highway at every single exit. So, my recommendation is stay in the middle lane.

The speed is greater on the highway which means that things can happen much more quickly, so that space is so important in highway driving. You need to have space in front of the car and behind the car, to the left and right at all times.

If you're going to make a lane change you're going to do so by putting your signal on and indicating the way you want to make that pass whether it be to the right or to the left. Then you're going to look and make sure it's real safe to do so. Then move your car from one lane to the other.

When is a good time to get back into the lane that we came from? The answer to that is that we need to see the vehicle that we passed in our rear view mirror. When you can see that entire vehicle in the rear view mirror it is then okay to move back to that right lane.

So, those are some tips that you can use if you want to have some safe, comfortable highway driving.

[mmd_mmd]

Whenever you feel drowsy while driving, park your vehicle immediately at a safe spot, lock your doors, crack a window, set your alarm if needed and take a quick nap. Never fight back drowsiness.

[MacyPooh]

I don't have a problem getting onto the highway. I just have a fear of trucks.

[BadlndsBob]

Good advice. So many people don't seem to know the left lane is for passing!

[skm_milk]

1. Use the merge lane to build speed in order to merge without affecting traffic
2. Drive in the middle lane in order to avoid the passing lane on the left and the merging cars from the right.

[daben]

This video is helping calm my nerves a bit about driving on the highway & freeway

[randomjunk]

Left lane is for fast travel/passing, Mid lane is for normal speed, and the Right lane is for slow drivers/cars.

[ItssssssNadi]

I’m going on the highway tomorrow morning. I’m most scared of exiting and entering. 😭

[PyroAnonymous]

Left Lane is for *passing only*

On a 2 lane highway, you should drive on the right lane and pass of the left. Once you passed, get right back in the right. If you see a car wanting to merge onto the highway on the ramp, merge to the left lane to let them safely merge in the highway, once it's all clear, get right back in the right lane. Varying in some justifications, if you see a cop pulled over on the right shoulder, merge towards the left lane and once you pass the cop, get right back in the right lane. If you are unable to merge left, which you should, slow down!


On 3+ lane highways, you'll be fine on the middle lane, but if you're traveling very slow compared to traffic flow, you should then be on the rightmost lane.

Regardless of you are exceeding the speed limit or not, if you are slower than traffic flow, keep right, be courteous and let faster traffic pass.

[toxickitten]

I don’t mind getting in a highway, just that there’s to much cars surrounding me

[juridiamonarrez]

Also when checking blind spot I put my right hand on above at 12 so I don't accidentally move it side to side

[eduardoquintana]

Last Saturday I drove for more than three hours on a highway which is considered very _"dangerous"_ here in my country.

We call it BR 101 (I am from Brazil, by the way) and I followed the instructions from the video.

My trip was a *BLESSING* both when I went to my destination and when I came back home.

Thank you for the tips

Greetings

[mostinho]

Done thank you for excellent video

When doing lane change to pass a slow car, it’s safe to move back to the lane (in front of the car you passed) once you see the car you passed in its entirety in the rear view mirror. Don’t forget your signals.

[mid_]

Thank you so much!! I don't know anything about driving besides turning on the car and putting in gas but this really helps!!

[patsykhan]

thank you you made my day cause  people really confuses us about the lane yu should stay in... thank you for the middle lane talk....great.

[deadwings]

My dad and I were driving on the highway. He didn’t tell me that we were about to come into one. It is pretty easy. Don’t worry.

[shylessmo]

What happens when your on the merging lane and the vehicles don’t let you in on time and I can’t slow down because someone else is also on the merging lane behind me❓

[LauraLopez-zlfi]

I need to learn because my job is an hour and a half away avoiding highways

[ranmindyt]

I have went on the freeway twice only, my biggest mistake is slowing down too often, taking foot of the gas as to not stay too fast, also slowing down while steering with the lane, hopefully I overcome these mistakes with more practice on the road to get my license 🤞

[M_D]

Watching this after my first highway drive. It was scary but I hope to overcome my fear.

[qveenschannel]

Taking driving lessons now. My fear is the highway