1993 Chevrolet Astro Owner's Manual - Page 162
1993 Chevrolet Astro Manual
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Your Driving and the Road Turnand lane changesignals: Alwayssignalwhenyouplantoturnor changelanes. If necessary,youcanusehandsignalsoutthewindow:Leftarmstraightout foraleftturn,downforsloworabout-to-stop,andupforarightturn. Slowing down: If timeallows,tapthebrakepedalonceortwiceinadvance of slowingorstopping.Thiswarnsthedriverbehindyou. Disabled: Your four-wayflasherssignalthatyourvehicleisdisabledorisa hazard.See"HazardWarningFlashers"intheIndex. Traffic Officer Thetrafficpoliceofficerisalsoasource of importantinformation.Theofficer's signalsgovern,nomatterwhatthetrafficlightsorothersignssay. Thenextpartdiscussessome of theroadconditionsyoumayencounter. Defensive Driving Thebestadviceanyonecangiveaboutdrivingis:Drivedefensively. Pleasestartwithaveryimportantsafetydeviceinyourvehicle:Buckleup. (See"SafetyBeltsintheIndex.") Defensivedrivingreallymeans"bereadyforanything.''Oncitystreets,rural roads,orfreeways, it means"alwaysexpecttheunexpected." Assumethatpedestriansorotherdriversaregoingtobecarelessandmake do. Bereadyfortheirmistakes. mistakes.Anticipatewhattheymight Expectchildren to dashoutfrombehindparkedcars,oftenfollowedbyother to opendoorsintotraffic.Watchfor children.Expectoccupantsinparkedcars to openadoor. movementinparkedcars-someonemaybeabout Expectotherdrivers to runstopsignswhenyouareonathroughstreet.Be readytobrakeifnecessaryasyougothroughintersections. Youmay not if you do, youwillbeready. havetousethebrake,but If you're driving through a shopping center parking lot where there are well-markedlanes,directionalarrows,anddesignatedparkingareas,expect somedriverstoignoreallthesemarkingsanddashstraighttowardonepart of the lot. Pedestrianscanbecareless.Watchforthem.Ingeneral,youmustgiveway ofway. topedestrianseven if youknowyouhavetheright Rear-endcollisionsareaboutthemostpreventable of accidents. Yet theyare It's thebestdefensivedriving common.Allowenoughfollowingdistance. 4-0