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Section 5 Driving Your Vehicle
Your Driving, the Road, and the Vehicle .... . . . . . . 5-2
Defensive Driving ...... ... ... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... . 5-2
Drunk Driving ...... .. ... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... . 5-2
Control of a Vehicle ...... .. ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ... 5-3
Braking ...... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. 5-3
Antilock Brake System (ABS) ..... . .. . .. . . .. . .. . 5-4
Braking in Emergencies ........ .... .... .... ..... 5-5
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System ......... ..... ..... ...... .... 5-6
Locking Rear Axle ..... .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. . 5-8
Steering ........... ......... ......... .......... .. 5-8
Off-Road Recovery ...... .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. . 5-10
Passing ......... ......... ...... ....... ....... .. 5-10
Loss of Control ...... . .. .. ... .. .. . .. ... .. .. .. .. 5-10
Off-Road Driving ........ ... .... ... .... ... .... .. 5-11
Driving at Night ...... ... .. ... ... ... ... .. ... ... . 5-22
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads ..... . .. . . .. . 5-22
Before Leaving on a Long Trip ..... ... .. ... .. .. 5-23
Highway Hypnosis ....... .... ... .... ... ... .... . 5-23
Hill and Mountain Roads ......... ..... ..... .... 5-24
Winter Driving ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 5-25
If Your Vehicle is Stuck in Sand, Mud, Ice,
or Snow ..... .. .. .. ... . ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 5-27
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get It Out ..... .. .. ... . 5-28
Recovery Hooks ....... ... ... ... .... ... .... ... . 5-28
Loading the Vehicle .......... ...... ...... ...... 5-29
Adding a Snow Plow or Similar Equipment .... 5-37
Truck-Camper Loading Information .... . . . . . . . . 5-41
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab .... . . . . . . . . 5-43
Towing ......... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. 5-44
Towing Your Vehicle ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. 5-44
Recreational Vehicle Towing .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 5-44
Towing a Trailer ......... ..... ..... ..... ...... .. 5-51
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