1993 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 194

Doesthetravel take youuphill or downhill?(There'smorediscussion thesesubjectslater.) Willyouhave to stopsuddenlyorchangedirectionquickly? Whenyoudriveoverobstacles or roughterrain,keepafirmgriponthe steeringwheel.Ruts,troughs, or othersurfacefeaturescanjerkthewheel out ofyourhands if you'renotprepared. Whenyoudriveoverbumps,rocks, or otherobstacles,yourwheelscanleave or twowheels,youcan'tcontrol theground. If thishappens,evenwithone the vehicle as well or at all. Becauseyouwill be onanunpavedsurface,it'sespeciallyimportant suddenacceleration,suddenturns,orsuddenbraking. of to avoid In away, off-road drivingrequiresadifferent kind of alertnessfromdrivingon pavedroadsandhighways.Therearenoroadsigns,postedspeedlimitsor signallights. You have to useyour own goodjudgmentaboutwhatissafe andwhatisn't. I CAUTION Drinkinganddrivingcanbeverydangerous onanyroad.Andthisis -b certainly true for off-road driving. At the very time you need special alertnessanddrivingskills,yourreflexes,perceptionsandjudgment of alcohol. You could have canbeaffectedbyevenasmallamount if youdrinkanddriveorridewith a serious-or evenfatal-accident a driver whohasbeen drinking.(See"DrunkenDriving" in the Index.) Driving On Oft-Road Hills Off-roaddriving often takesyou up,down,oracrossahill.Drivingsafelyon hills requires good judgment and an understanding ofwhatyour vehicle can andcan'tdo.There are somehills that simplycan'tbedriven,nomatterhow well-built the vehicle. I CAUTION A 6 Many hills are simplytoosteepforanyvehicle. If youdriveupthem, 2 youwillstall. If youdrivedownthem,youcan'tcontrolyourspeed. If you driveacrossthem,you will roll over.You couldbeseriously injuredorkilled. If youhaveanydoubtaboutthesteepness,don't drive the hill. 4-27