1997 GMC Savana Van Owner's Manual - Page 156

Please start with a very important safety device in your vehicle: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index.) Defensive driving really means "be readyfor anything." On city streets, rural roads freeways, it means or "always expect the unexpected." Assume that pedestriansor other driversare going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be readyfor 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 vehicle front of you is going to brake in or turn suddenly. Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. 4-2