1996 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 162

v Section 4 Your DrivingandtheRoad Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about drivingis: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device in Y our 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." Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions are about the most preventableof accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It's the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city andrural driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. Here you'll find information about drivingon different kinds of roads and in varying weather conditions. We've also included many other useful tips on driving. 4-1