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If
you
drive regularly in steep country, or if you’re
planning to visit there, here are some tips that can make
your trips safer and more enjoyable.
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Keep your vehicle in good shape. Check all fluid
levels and also the brakes, tires, cooling system
and transaxle. These parts can work hard
on
mountain roads.
Know how to go down hills. The most 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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CAUTION:
Coasting downhill in
NEUTRAL
(N)
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
would
then have poor braking or even none going down
a
hill. You could crash. Always have your engine
running and your vehicle in gear when you
go downhill.
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Know how to go uphill. Drive in the highest
gear possible.
Stay in your own lane when driving on two-lane
roads in hills or mountains. Don’t swing wide or cut
across the 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
may
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.
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