1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 162
1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Manual
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Your Driving and the Road Turnandlanechangesignals:Alwayssignalwhenyouplantoturnor changelanes. If necessary,youcanusehandsignalsoutthewindow:Leftarmstraightout for a left turn, down for slow or about-to-stop, and upforarightturn. Slowingdown: If timeallows,tapthebrakepedalonceortwice of slowing orstopping.Thiswarnsthedriverbehindyou. Disabled: Your four-way flashers signal that your vehicle is disabled hazard.See"HazardWarningFlasher'' in theIndex. in advance or is a Traffic Officer The traffic police officer is also a source of important information. The officer's signalsgovern,nomatterwhatthetrafficlightsorothersignssay. Thenextpartdiscussessome of theroadconditionsyoumayencounter. Defensive Driving Thebestadviceanyonecangiveaboutdrivingis:Drivedefensively. Please start with a very important safety device (See"SafetyBelts" in the Index.) in yourvehicle:Buckleup. Defensivedrivingreallymeans"bereadyforanything."Oncitystreets,rural roads,orfreeways, it means"alwaysexpecttheunexpected." Assumethatpedestriansorotherdriversaregoing to be careless and make do. Bereadyfortheirmistakes. mistakes. Anticipate what they might Expectchildren to dashoutfrombehindparkedcars,oftenfollowedbyother children.Expectoccupantsinparkedcars to opendoorsintotraffic.Watchfor movement in parkedcars-someonemaybeabouttoopenadoor. Expectotherdrivers to runstopsigns.whenyouareonathroughstreet.Be ready to brake if necessaryasyougothroughintersections.Youmaynot do, you will be ready. have to usethebrake,butifyou If you're driving through a shopping center parking lot wherethereare well-markedlanes,directionalarrows,anddesignatedparkingareas,expect some drivers to ignore all thesemarkingsanddashstraighttowardonepart of the lot. Pedestrianscanbecareless.Watchforthem.Ingeneral,youmustgiveway topedestrianseven if youknowyouhavetherightofway. Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable ofaccidents.Yettheyare common.Allowenoughfollowingdistance.It'sthebestdefensivedriving 4-8