1997 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 249
1997 Pontiac Trans Sport Manual
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Defensive Driving Please start with a very important safety device in your Pontiac: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index.) Defensive driving really means ready for anything." "be On city streets, rural roads or freeways, it means "always expectthe unexpected." Assume that pedestrians other drivers are going to be or careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be readyfor their mistakes. Rex-end collisions are about the most preventable of accidents. Yet they are comrnon. Allow enough following distance. It's best defensive driving the maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. The best advice anyone can give about driving is: Drive defensively. 4-2