Your Driving and the Road
0 Know how to go down hills. The mosl
important thing
to know is this: let
your engine do some of the slowing
down. Shift
to a lower gear when you
go down a steep or long hill.
If you don’t shift down, your brakes
could get so hot that they wouldn’t
work well.
You would then have poor
braking
or even none going down a
hill. You could crash. Shift down to
let your engine assist your brakes on
a steep downhill slope.
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Coasting downhill in “N” (Neutral)
or with the ignition off is dangerous.
Your brakes will have to do all the
work of slowing down. They could
get
so hot that they wouldn’t work
well.
You could crash. Always have
your engine running and your vehicle
in gear when you go downhill. Know how to
go
uphill. You may
want to shift down
to a lower gear.
The lower gears help cool your engine
and transmission. and you can climb the
hill better.
Stay
in yo~~r own lane when driving
on two-lane roads
in hills or
mountains.
Don’t swing wide or cut
~tcross
[he center of the road. Drive at
speeds
that let you stay in your own
lane.
As you go over the top of a hill. be
alert. There could be something
in
your lane. like a stalled car or an
accident.
You n~ay see highway signs
on
mountains that warn of special
problems. Examples are long grades,
passing or no-passing zones,
a falling
rocks area, or winding roads.
Be alert
to these and take appropriate action.
Winter Driving
Here are some tips for winter driving:
Have your Geo
in good shape for
winter.
Be sure your engine coolant
mix is correct.
You may want
to put winter
emergency supplies
in your vehicle.
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