1998 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 195

Defensive driving really means "be ready anything." for On city streets, rural roads freeways, it means or "always expect the unexpected.'' Assume that pedestrians or other drivers are goingto be careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be readyfor their mistakes. Rear-end collisions are about the most preveztable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance.It's the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. never You know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake Defensive Driving The best advice anyone can give about drivingis: Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device your in Pontiac: Buckle up. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index.) or turn suddenly. Defensive driving requires that a driver concentrate on the driving task. Anything that distracts from the driving task-- such as concentrating a cellular on telephone call, reading, reaching for something or on the floor -- makes proper defensive driving more difficult and can even cause a collision, with resulting injury. Ask a passenger to help things like this, or do pull off the road in a safe place to do them yourself. These simple defensive driving techniques could save your life. 4-2