1997 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 153
1997 Pontiac Grand Am Manual
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Please start with a very important safety deviceyour in Pontiac: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" the Index.) in Defensive driving really means "be ready for anything." On city streets, rural roads freeways, it means or "always expect the unexpected." Assume that pedestriansor other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do, Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions are about the 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. never You know when the vehicle front of youis going to brake in or turn suddenly. Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. 4-2