developing your smart driving skills The exit lane allows you to move off the freeway and reduce  your speed.  Most freeway exits are numbered. Before you start your trip,  check a map to see which exit you will need to take. That way  you can move to the right lane in plenty of time for the exit. highway entrance gives you a short distance to match your speed to the vehicles already on the highway.  Observe the freeway traffic, make sure you have a space that is safe to move into, signal your intention and  then move into traffic.  Signal your intention to turn off the highway, maintaining your speed until you enter the exit lane. Then slow  down gradually as you prepare to enter roads with lower speed limits.  When you are driving in the right lane of a freeway, other  drivers may try to merge from an entrance lane. It’s not  always easy for them to find a safe gap. Use these pointers  to help them merge safely:  • pull over into the left lane (if it’s safe) to give them room  to merge onto the freeway  • adjust your speed to allow a large enough gap for them  to move safely into.  Strategies: freeway courtesy Exit  56 Exit Slow down Accelerate Mer ge