1993 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 146

Defensive driving really means "be ready for anything." following distance. It's the best defensive driving You maneuver, in both city and rural driving. never On city streets, rural roads, or freeways, it means know when the vehicle front of you is going to brake in "always expectthe unexpected." or turn suddenly. Assume that pedestrians or other drivers going to be are careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might Here's a final bit of information about defensive driving. The most dangerous timefor driving in the U.S. is very do. Be readyfor their mistakes. early on Sunday morning. Infact, GM Research studies Expect children to dash out from behind parked cars, for often followed by other children. Expect occupants in show that the most and the least dangerous times driving, every week, an the same day. That day fall is parked cars to open doors traffic. Watch for into 3 a.m. Sunday. The most dangerous time is Sunday fi-om -to movement in parked cars someone may be about to 4 a.m. The safest time Sunday from 10 a.m. to is open a door. 11 a.m. Driving the same distance on a Sunday 3 a.m. at Expect other drivers to run stop signs when you are on a isn't just a little more dangerous thanis at 10 a.m. It's it through street.Be ready to brake if necessary as you go about 134 times more dangerous! through intersections.You may not have to use the That leads to the next section. brake, butif you do, you will be ready. Drunken Driving If you'redrivingthroughashoppingcenterparkinglot where there are well-marked lanes, directional arrows, Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is and designated parking areas, expect some drivers to a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to the ignore all these markings and dash straight toward one highway death toll, claiming.thousands of victims every part of the lot. year. Alcohol takes away three things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Pedestrians can be careless. Watch them. In general, for you must give way to pedestrians evenyou know you if Judgment have the rightof way. 0 MuscularCoordination Rear-end collisionsare about the most preventableof 0 Vision accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough 145