1996 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 182

t* . a % \ 1) Section 4 Your DrivingandtheRoad Defensive Driving Please start with a very important safety device in your Cadillac: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index.) Defensive driving really means "be ready anything." for On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected." to Assume that pedestriansor other drivers are going be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions are aboutthe most preventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It's the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never Here you'll find information about driving on different know when the vehicle in front you is goingto brake of kinds of roads and in varying weather conditions. We've or turn suddenly. also included many other useful tips on driving. The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. 4-1