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 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 in front of you is going to brake
or
turn
suddenly.
Defensive driving requires that
a
driver concentrate
on
the driving task. Anything that distracts from the
driving task
--
such
as
concentrating on
a
cellular
telephone call, reading, or reaching for something on
the
floor
--
makes proper defensive driving more
difficult and can even cause a collision, with resulting
injury. Ask a passenger to help
do
things like this,
or
pull off the road in a safe place to do them yourself.
These simple defensive driving techniques could save
your life.
Defensive Driving
The
best advice anyone can give about driving is:
Drive defensively.
Please start with
a
very important safety device
in
your
Chevrolet: Buckle up. (See “Safety Belts” in
the
Index.)
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