Chevrolet ENCLAVE - NAVIGATION SYSTEM 2008 Specifications download pdf (Page 262)

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Your Driving, the Road, and

Your Vehicle

Defensive Driving

Defensive driving means “always expect the

unexpected.” The ﬁrst step in driving defensively is to

wear your safety belt — See Safety Belts: They Are for

Everyone on page 1-16.

{CAUTION:

Assume that other road users (pedestrians,

bicyclists, and other drivers) are going to be

careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what

they might do and be ready. In addition:

• Allow enough following distance between

you and the driver in front of you.

• Focus on the task of driving.

Driver distraction can cause collisions

resulting in injury or possible death. These

simple defensive driving techniques could

save your life.

Drunk Driving

Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is

a global tragedy.

Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a

vehicle: judgment, muscular coordination, vision, and

attentiveness.

Police records show that almost 40 percent of all motor

vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases,

these deaths are the result of someone who was

drinking and driving. In recent years, more than

17,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have

been associated with the use of alcohol, with about

250,000 people injured.

For persons under 21, it is against the law in every

U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical,

psychological, and developmental reasons for

these laws.

The obvious way to eliminate the leading highway

safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol

and then drive.

Medical research shows that alcohol in a person’s

system can make crash injuries worse, especially

injuries to the brain, spinal cord, or heart. This means

that when anyone who has been drinking — driver

or passenger — is in a crash, that person’s chance of

being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the

person had not been drinking.

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