1996 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 184

,+# -%\, Section 4 Your Driving and the Road I I Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. Please start witha very important safety device in your Cadillac: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" inthe Index.) Defensive driving reallymeans "be ready for anything." On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected." Assume that pedestriansor other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipatewhat they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions are about the mostpreventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It's the best defensivedriving maneuver, in both city and ruraldriving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is goingto brake or turn suddenly. A Here you'll find information about driving on different kinds of roads and in varying weatherconditions. We've also included many other useful tips on driving. 4-1