1993 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 135

Your Driving and the Road Defensive Driving Slowing down: If time allows, tap the brake pedal once or twice in advance of slowing or stopping. This warns thedriver behind you. Disabled: Your four-way flashers signal that your vehicle is disabled or is a hazard. See "Hazard WarningFlashers" in the Index. The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device in your Pontiac: 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." Traffic Officer Assume that pedestrians or other drivers The traffic police officer is also a source are going to becareless and make of important information. The officer's mistakes. Anticipate whatthey might do. signals govern, no matter what the traffic Be ready for their mistakes. lights or other signs say. The next section discusses some of the road conditions you may encounter. Expect children to dash out from behind parked cars, often followedby other children. Expect occupants in parked cars to open doors into traffic. Watch for movement in parked cars - someone may be about to open a door. Expect other drivers torun stop signs when you are on a through street. Be ready to brakeif necessary as you go through intersections. You may not have to use the brake, but if you do, you will be ready. If you're driving through a shopping center parking lot where there are well-marked lanes, directional arrows,