1993 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 176

Defensive Driving Thebestadviceanyonecangiveaboutdrivingis:Drivedefensively. Pleasestartwitha very important safety device in yourvehicle:Buckleup. (See 'Safety Belts" in the Index.) Defensivedrivingreallymeans"bereadyforanything."Oncitystreets,rural roads, orfreeways, it means"alwaysexpectthe unexpected," Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be careless and make do. Bereadyfortheirmistakes. mistakes.Anticipatewhattheymight Expectchildren to dashoutfrom behind parkedcars, often followed by other for children.Expectoccupantsinparked cars to opendoorsintotraffic.Watch movement in parkedcars-someonemaybeabout to openadoor. Expectotherdrivers to runstopsignswhenyouareonathroughstreet.Be Youmay not ready to brake if necessaryasyougothroughintersections. have to use the brake, but if youdo,youwillbeready. If you're driving through a shopping center parking lot where there are well-markedlanes,directionalarrows,anddesignatedparkingareas,expect somedrivers to ignore all thesemarkingsanddashstraighttowardonepart of the lot. Pedestrianscanbecareless. Watch forthem.Ingeneral,youmustgiveway ofway. topedestrianseven if youknowyouhavetheright of accidents. Yet theyare Rear-endcollisionsareaboutthemostpreventable common.Allowenoughfollowingdistance.It'sthebestdefensivedriving maneuver, in both cityandruraldriving. Youneverknowwhen thevehicle in front of you is going to brakeorturnsuddenly. Here'sa final bit of informationaboutdefensivedriving.Themostdangerous In fact, GM timefordriving in the US. is very earlyonSundaymorning. Research studies show that the most and the least dangerous times for driving,everyweek, fall onthesame day.Thatday is Sunday.Themost dangeroustime is Sunday 3 a,m.to 4 a.m.The safesttimeisSundayfrom 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. DrivingthesamedistanceonaSundayat 3 a.m.isn't just a little moredangerousthan it is at 10 a.m. It'sabout 134 timesmore dangerous. That leads to the next part. 4-9