1997 Oldsmobile Bravada Owner's Manual - Page 134

Defensive Driving Please start with a very important safety device in your Oldsmobile: 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." Assu~ne 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, i n 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