1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual

Section 4 Your Driving and the RoadDefensive DrivingThe best advice anyone can give about driving is:Drive defensively.Please start with a very important safety device in yourBuick: 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 becareless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they mightdo. Be ready for their mistakes.Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable ofaccidents. Yet they are common, Allow enoughfollowing distance. It’s the best defensive drivingmaneuver, in both city and rural driving. You neverHere you’ll find information about driving on different know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brakekinds of roads and in varying weather conditions. We’ve or turn suddenly.also included many other useful tips on driving.