Toro 07367 - Passengers; Speed

iteasyasyoubegin.Besureyouknowhowtostop
quicklyinanemergency.Ifyouneedhelp,askyour
supervisorforassistance.
Manyfactorscontributetoaccidents.Youhavecontrol
overseveralofthemostimportant.Youractions,
suchasdrivingtoofastforconditions,brakingtoo
fast,turningtoosharp,andcombinationsofthese,are
frequentcauseofaccidents.
Oneofthemajorcausesofaccidentsisfatigue.Besure
totakeoccasionalbreaks.Itisveryimportantthatyou
stayalertatalltimes.
Neveroperatethevehicle,oranyequipment,ifyou
areundertheinuenceofalcoholorotherdrugs.
Evenprescriptiondrugsandcoldmedicinescancause
drowsiness.Readthelabelonthemedicineorcheck
withyourdoctororpharmacistifyouareunsureabout
acertainmedication.
Oneofthemostimportantrulestofollowistogo
slowerinunfamiliarareas.Itissurprisinghowmuch
damageandinjurycommonthingscancause.Tree
branches,fences,wires,othervehicles,treestumps,
ditches,sandtraps,streams,andotherthingsfoundin
mostparksandgolfcoursescanbehazardoustothe
operatorandpassenger.
Avoiddrivingwhenitisdark,especiallyinunfamiliar
areas.Ifyoumustdrivewhenitisdark,besuretodrive
cautiously,usetheheadlights,andevenconsideradding
additionallights.
Passengers
Wheneveryouhaveapassengerridinginthevehicle
makesureheorsheiswearingtheseatbeltandholding
onsecurely.Driveslowerandturnlesssharplybecause
yourpassengerdoesnotknowwhatyouaregoingto
donextandmaynotbepreparedforturning,stopping,
accelerating,andbumps.
Youandyourpassengershouldremainseatedatall
times,keepingarmsandlegsinsidethevehicle.The
operatorshouldkeepbothhandsonsteeringwheel,
wheneverpossible,andthepassengershouldusethe
handholdsprovided(
Figure26&Figure27).
Figure26
1.Passengerhandhold
2.Storagecompartment
Figure27
1.Handhold&hiprestraint
Neverallowpassengersinthedumpboxoronany
attachments.Thevehicleismeanttohaveonedriver
andonlyonepassenger—nomore.
Speed
Speedisoneofthemostimportantvariablesleadingto
accidents.Drivingtoofastfortheconditionscancause
youtolosecontrolandhaveanaccident.Speedcan
alsomakeaminoraccidentworse.Drivinghead-on
intoatreeatslowspeedcancauseinjuryanddamage,
but,drivingintoatreeathighspeedcandestroythe
vehicleandkillyouandyourpassenger.
Neverdrivetoofastfortheconditions.Ifthereisany
doubtabouthowfasttodrive,slowdown.
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