Chevrolet Silverado I 1 owners manuals page 315

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Scanning the Terrain When you drive over obstacles or rough terrain, keep a Off-road driving can take you over many different kindsﬁrm grip on the steering wheel. Ruts, troughs or of terrain. You need to be familiar with the terrainother surface features can jerk the wheel out of your and its many different features. Here are some thingshands if you are not prepared. to consider. When you drive over bumps, rocks, or other obstacles, Surface Conditions: Off-roading can take you overyour wheels can leave the ground. If this happens, hard-packed dirt, gravel, rocks, grass, sand, mud, snoweven with one or two wheels, you cannot control the or ice. Each of these surfaces affects the steering,vehicle as well or at all. acceleration and braking of your vehicle in differentBecause you will be on an unpaved surface, it is ways. Depending upon the kind of surface you are on,especially important to avoid sudden acceleration, you may experience slipping, sliding, wheel spinning,sudden turns or sudden braking. delayed acceleration, poor traction and longerIn a way, off-road driving requires a different kind of braking distances. alertness from driving on paved roads and highways. Surface Obstacles: Unseen or hidden obstacles canThere are no road signs, posted speed limits or be hazardous. A rock, log, hole, rut or bump can startlesignal lights. You have to use your own good judgment you if you are not prepared for them. Often theseabout what is safe and what is not. obstacles are hidden by grass, bushes, snow or evenDrinking and driving can be very dangerous on any the rise and fall of the terrain itself. Here are someroad. And this is certainly true for off-road driving. At the things to consider: very time you need special alertness and driving • Is the path ahead clear?skills, your reﬂexes, perceptions and judgment can be • Will the surface texture change abruptly up ahead?affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You could have a serious — or even fatal — accident if you • Does the travel take you uphill or downhill?drink and drive or ride with a driver who has been (There is more discussion of these subjects later.)drinking. See Drunken Driving on page 4-2. • Will you have to stop suddenly or change direction quickly? 4-25

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