1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 180

Your Driving and the Road Whenyoudriveoverobstaclesorroughterrain,keepafirmgriponthe steeringwheel.Ruts,troughs,orothersurfacefeaturescanjerkthewheel out of yourhands if you're not prepared. or otherobstacles,yourwheelscanleave Whenyoudriveoverbumps,rocks, theground. If thishappens,evenwithoneortwowheels,youcan'tcontrol the vehicle as well or at all. Becauseyouwillbeonanunpavedsurface,it'sespeciallyimportant suddenacceleration,suddenturns,orsuddenbraking. to avoid In a way, off-roaddrivingrequiresadifferentkind of alertnessfromdrivingon pavedroadsandhighways.Therearenoroadsigns,posted speed limits or signallights.Youhave to useyourowngoodjudgmentaboutwhatissafe andwhatisn't. A Drinkinganddrivingcanbeverydangerousonanyroad.Andthisis At theverytimeyouneedspecial certainly true for off-road driving. alertnessanddrivingskills,yourreflexes,perceptionsandjudgment canbeaffectedbyevenasmallamount of alcohol. You couldhave a serious-orevenfatal-accidentifyoudrinkanddriveorridewith adriverwhohasbeendrinking.(See"DrunkenDriving" in the Index.) I Driving On Off=Road Hills Off-roaddrivingoftentakesyou up,down, or acrossahill.Drivingsafelyon hillsrequiresgoodjudgmentandanunderstanding ofwhatyourvehiclecan andcan'tdo.Therearesome hillsthatsimplycan'tbedriven,nomatterhow well built the vehicle. r A Many hills are simply too steep for any vehicle. If you drive up them, youwillstall. If youdrivedownthem,youcan'tcontrolyourspeed. youdriveacrossthem,youwillrollover.Youcouldbeseriously injured or killed. If youhaveanydoubtaboutthesteepness,don't drive the hill. If I Approaching a Hill Whenyouapproach a hill,youneedtodecide if it'sone of thosehillsthat's or cross.Steepnesscanbehardtojudge. justtoosteeptoclimb,descend, Onaverysmallhill,forexample,theremaybeasmooth,constantincline 4-26