1994 Buick Roadmaster Owner's Manual - Page 156

Defensive driving really means "be ready for anything." On city streets, rural roads, or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected." Assume that pedestrians or other drivers going tobe are 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 in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It's the number contributor to the one highway death toll, claiming thousands victims every of Defensive Driving year. Alcohol takes away three things that anyone needs The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive to drive a vehicle: Judgment defensively. Please start with a very important safety device in your Buick: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index.) MuscularCoordination Vision 154