1993 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 164

Turn and lane changesignals: Alwayssignalwhenyouplan changelanes. to turnor If necessary,youcanusehandsignalsoutthewindow:Leftarmstraightout for a left turn, down for slowor about-to-stop, and up for a right turn. Slowingdown: If timeallows,tapthebrakepedalonceortwice of slowing or stopping.Thiswarnsthedriverbehindyou. Disabled: Yourfour-wayflasherssignalthatyourvehicle hazard. See"HazardWarningFlashers" in theIndex. in advance is disabled or is a Traffic Officer Thetrafficpoliceofficerisalsoasourceofimportantinformation.Theofficer's signalsgovern,nomatterwhatthetrafficlightsorothersigns say. Thenextpartdiscussessome of theroadconditionsyou mayencounter. Defensive Driving Thebestadviceanyonecangiveaboutdrivingis:Drivedefensively. Pleasestartwithaveryimportantsafetydevice (See"SafetyBelts in theIndex.") in yourvehicle:Buckleup. Defensivedrivingreallymeans"bereadyforanything."Oncitystreets,rural roads,orfreeways, it means"alwaysexpecttheunexpected." Assumethatpedestriansorotherdriversaregoing to be carelessandmake do. Bereadyfortheirmistakes. mistakes.Anticipatewhattheymight Expectchildrentodashoutfrombehindparkedcars,oftenfollowed by other children.Expectoccupants in parkedcars to opendoorsintotraffic.Watchfor movement in parkedcars-someonemaybeabout to openadoor. a throughstreet.Be Expectotherdrivers to runstopsignswhenyouareon Youmay not ready to brake if necessaryasyougothroughintersections. if you do, youwillbeready. have to usethebrake,but lot wherethereare well-markedlanes,directionalarrows,anddesignatedparkingareas,expect somedrivers to ignoreallthesemarkingsanddashstraighttowardonepart of the lot. IT you're driving through a shopping center parking Pedestrianscanbecareless. Watch forthem.Ingeneral,youmustgivewav to pedestrianseven if youknowyouhave the right of way. Rear-endcollisionsareaboutthemostpreventable of accidents. Yetthey are common.Allowenough followingdistance.It'sthebestdefensivedriving 4-8