1998 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual - Page 255

Defensive driving really means "be ready for anything." On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expect the unexpected." or other drivers are going to be Assume that pedestrians careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisionsare 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 vehicle front in of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate on the driving task. Anything that distracts from the driving task -- such as concentrating on a cellular telephone call, reading,or reaching for something on the floor -- makes proper defensive driving more difficult Defensive Driving and can even cause a collision, with resulting injury. The best advice anyone can Five about driving is: Ask a passenger to help do things like this, or pull off Drive defensively. the road in a safe placeto do them yourself. These simple defensive driving techniques could save Please start with a very important safety device in your Chevrolet: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index.) your life. 4-2