4WD Driving Skills
A Manual for On- and Off-Road Travel
Seiten
2019
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Second Edition
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4863-1203-0 (ISBN)
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4863-1203-0 (ISBN)
An essential guide to safe and responsible four-wheel driving. This second edition has been revised to include updated vehicle terminology, technology and recovery techniques. It explains the essential skills of four-wheel driving for every type of on- and off-road terrain, how to approach challenging situations, and what to do if things go wrong.
An essential guide to safe and responsible four-wheel driving.
Modern four-wheel drive vehicles are powerful and sophisticated machines, able to travel almost anywhere. Given their growing popularity with recreational drivers, there is an even more pressing need for adequate training. Even on sealed roads these vehicles require a different set of driving skills; off-road, the demands are many times greater.
This Second Edition of the bestselling 4WD Driving Skills complements nationally recognised training courses and has been fully revised to include updated vehicle terminology, technology and recovery techniques. It explains the essential skills of four-wheel driving for every type of on- and off-road terrain, how to approach challenging situations, and what to do if things go wrong. It is a valuable reference for all four-wheel drive enthusiasts.
Features
Fully revised and updated content, including current terminology and updated vehicle technology and vehicle recovery techniques.
Addresses all the various units of required learning in nationally recognised courses associated with the use of four-wheel drive vehicles and their associated recovery.
Updated photos.
An essential guide to safe and responsible four-wheel driving.
Modern four-wheel drive vehicles are powerful and sophisticated machines, able to travel almost anywhere. Given their growing popularity with recreational drivers, there is an even more pressing need for adequate training. Even on sealed roads these vehicles require a different set of driving skills; off-road, the demands are many times greater.
This Second Edition of the bestselling 4WD Driving Skills complements nationally recognised training courses and has been fully revised to include updated vehicle terminology, technology and recovery techniques. It explains the essential skills of four-wheel driving for every type of on- and off-road terrain, how to approach challenging situations, and what to do if things go wrong. It is a valuable reference for all four-wheel drive enthusiasts.
Features
Fully revised and updated content, including current terminology and updated vehicle technology and vehicle recovery techniques.
Addresses all the various units of required learning in nationally recognised courses associated with the use of four-wheel drive vehicles and their associated recovery.
Updated photos.
Vic Widman bought his first four-wheel drive vehicle more than 40 years ago and learnt his driving skills the hard way. He now runs one of Australia’s leading four-wheel drive training schools and tag-along tour companies, and has conducted thousands of four-wheel drive training courses.
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Getting started
Chapter 3 Driving on sealed roads
Chapter 4 Driving on unsealed roads
Chapter 5 Trail driving
Chapter 6 Stall starts and feathering the brake pedal
Chapter 7 Mud driving
Chapter 8 Driving across side slopes
Chapter 9 River crossings
Chapter 10 Sand driving
Chapter 11 Snow driving
Chapter 12 4WD recovery equipment
Chapter 13 Tyre changing
Chapter 14 Shutdown procedure
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 26.11.2019 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Melbourne |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 700 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Wirtschaft | |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4863-1203-9 / 1486312039 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4863-1203-0 / 9781486312030 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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