So if you are planning for a vacation on hills and want to drive all the ways long keep these following things in mind. Check your automobiles before leaving for vacations and take the following precautions.
1.Test the brakes before setting off.
2.Shift to the correct gear before climbing and descending is important.
3.Go slow and keep your vehiccle in control. Avoid changing gears mid-way on a gradient.
4.Keep safe distance from the heavy vehicles. Don't unnecessarily overtake on hills and give these vehicles way to that are coming up.
5.It is risky to switch off the engine or shift to neutral gear for saving fuel. If you do so, it might be possible that you lose total control on your vehicle.
6.Religiously follow traffic signals and use caution by blowing horn reaching blind corners and sharp turnings. At night use dipper instead to forewarn the oncoming traffic.
7.Don't forget to give horn on turns and always avoid overtaking on blind turns.
8.While passing the traffic coming from the opposite side, use dim lights only.
9.Use the same gear for descending a gradient which would have been used by to ascend it.
10.Allow the brakes to cool if found fading which happens due to excessive heating.
11.Take care when stopping your vehicle on a steep slope. Use hand-brakes and place stoness or bricks under the wheel but remember to remove those while resuming your journey.
12.It is highly important to position your vehicle right when negotiating sharp curves. The vehicle should be pulled towards right to bring it as close to the road centre as possible. Move gently to the left or the inner side of the corner to reduce sharpness of the curve. Drive your vehicle straight.
13.On leaving the corner, move to the left.
14.Before arriving at corners, the vehicle should be pulled to the extreme left. Then move towards right close to the centre of the road. Move well thereafter to the left and leaving the corner steer your vehicle straight.
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