1998 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 182

Assume that pedestrians other driversare going to be or 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 you is going to brake of or turn suddenly. Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands victims of every year. Defensive Driving The best advice anyone give about driving can 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 freeways, it means or "always expect the unexpected." Alcohol affects four things that anyone needsdrive to a vehicle: Judgment a MuscularCoordination 0 Vision Attentiveness. 4-2