1998 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 184

Defensive driving really means "be ready anything.'' for On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected." Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are goingto be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. ~ ~ 1 Rear-end collisions are aboutthemostpreventableof accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It'sthebestdefensivedriving maneuver, in bothcityandrural driving. You never know when the vehicle infront of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate on the driving task. Anything that distracts from the driving task -- such as concentrating on a cellular telephone call, reading, or reachingfor something on the floor -- makes proper defensive driving more difficult and can even cause collision, with resulting a injury. Aska passenger to help do things like this, or in pull off the road a safe place to do them yourself. These simple defensive driving techniques couldsave your life. Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device your in vehicle: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" the Index.) in 4-2