Land Rover Discovery II 2 owners manual page 131

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On-Road Driving DRIVING PRECAUTIONS Other measures that can reduce the risk of injury and death from vehicle crashes and WARNING roll-over are: Utility vehicles have a significantly higher • Limit speed. Posted speed limits should roll-over rate than other types of vehicles. never be exceeded, and you should always Since these vehicles are designed to be drive below these limits whenever traffic, operated off-road, these vehicles have a weather, road or other conditions dictate. higher ground clearance and hence a higher Always use your common sense and good centre of gravity. Such a feature has been judgement. associated with an increased risk of vehicle • Take curves at reasonable speeds. roll-over. An advantage associated with • Drive defensively. Be aware of traffic, road higher ground clearance vehicles is a better and weather conditions. Avoid risk taking view of the road, allowing the driver to behaviour such as following too close, rapid anticipate problems. Another factor shown to lane changing or abrupt manoeuvres. significantly increase roll-over risk is • Assume that pedestrians or other drivers unauthorized vehicle modifications such as are going to make mistakes. Anticipate what fitting incorrect specification tyres (see they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. ‘WHEELS & TYRES’, page 211), oversize tyres, body lifting, incorrect • Avoid distractions such as cellular phone springs/dampers, incorrect vehicle calling, reading, eating, drinking or reaching loading/trailer towing.for items on the floor. However, on-road crash data also indicates • Before changing lanes, check your mirrors that driver behaviour is a greater factor than a and flash your turn signal lights. high centre of gravity in determining a • Always leave room for unexpected events vehicle's overall roll-over rate. The single such as sudden braking. most effective driver behaviour that can • Never operate your vehicle when you have reduce the risk of injury or death in all crashes consumed alcohol, are sleepy or fatigued or including roll-over, is to ALWAYS WEAR have taken any medications that affect YOUR SEAT BELT and to properly restrain all judgement, reflexes or alertness. child passengers in an appropriate child • Many vehicle roll-overs occur when a driver safety seat. In a roll-over crash, an unbelted attempts to bring a vehicle back onto the person is significantly more likely to die than road after some or all of the wheels drift a person wearing a seat belt. onto the shoulder of the road, especially when the shoulder is unpaved. If you find yourself in such a situation, do not initiate any sharp or abrupt steering and/or braking manoeuvres to re-enter the roadway. Instead, let the vehicle slow down as much as safely possible before attempting to re-enter the roadway and keep your wheels as straight as possible while re-entering the roadway. 138

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