1993 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 180

Your Driving and the Road Turnandlanechangesignals: changelanes. Alwayssignalwhenyouplan to turn or If necessary,youcanusehandsignalsoutthewindow:Leftarmstraightout foraleftturn,downforsloworabout-to-stop,andupforarightturn. Slowing down: If timeallows,tapthebrakepedalonceortwice of slowing orstopping.Thiswarnsthedriverbehindyou. in advance Disabled: Yourfour-wayflasherssignalthatyourvehicle hazard.See"HazardWarningFlasher" in theIndex. is disabled or is a Traffic Officer Thetrafficpoliceofficerisalsoasourceofimportantinformation.Theofficer's signals govern, no matter what the traffic lights or other signs say. Thenextpartdiscussessome of the road conditions you mayencounter. Defensive Driving Thebestadviceanyonecangiveaboutdrivingis:Drivedefensively. Please start with a very important safety device (See"SafetyBelts" in theIndex.) in yourvehicle:Buckleup, Defensivedrivingreallymeans"bereadyforanything.''Oncitystreets,rural roads,orfreeways, it means"alwaysexpect the unexpected." Assumethatpedestriansorotherdriversaregoing to becarelessandmake do, Bereadyfortheirmistakes. mistakes.Anticipatewhattheymight Expect children to dash out from behind parked cars, often followed by other children. Expect occupants in parked cars to open doors intotraffic.Watchfor movement in parked cars-someonemaybeabout to openadoor. on athroughstreet.Be Expectotherdrivers to runstopsignswhenyouare readytobrake if necessaryasyougothroughintersections.Youmaynot have to usethebrake,but if you do, you will beready. If you'redrivingthroughashoppingcenterparkinglotwherethereare well-markedlanes,directionalarrows,anddesignatedparkingareas,expect some drivers to ignore all these markings and dash straight toward one part of the lot. Pedestrianscanbecareless.Watchforthem.Ingeneral, you must give way to pedestrians even if youknow you havetherightofway. Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable ofaccidents.Yettheyare common.Allowenoughfollowingdistance.It'sthebestdefensivedriving 4-8