1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 164

Assume that pedestriansor other drivers are going to be 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.You never know when the vehiclein front of you is going brake to or turn suddenly. Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving 1s a national tragedy. the numberone contributor to It's the highway deathtoll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs drive to a vehicle: Judgment 0 Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device in your Chevrolet: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index.) Defensive driving really means"be ready for anything." On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected." MuscularCoordination Vision Attentiveness. 0 4-2 .