Chevrolet S10 1998 User Manual

Highway Hypnosis
Is there actually such a condition as “highway hypnosis”?
Or is
it just plain falling a~leep at the wheel? Call it
highway hypnosis, lack of awareness, or whatever.
There
is something about an -easy stretch of. road with
the same scenery, :along
with the hum ofthe tises.on the
mad, the drone of the-engine, and the rush-of the wind
against
the vehicle that can make you sleepy. Don7 let it
happen to you ! If it does, your vehicle can leave the
road in
Z-ess .than u ~secand, and you could :crash
-and be injured.
Make sure your vehickis well ventilated, with a
comf-ortably cool interior.
0. Keep your ey.es moving. Scan the road ahead
and. to the sides. Check your mirrors and^ your
imitruments frequently.
If you :get sleepy, pull off the road, into a rest, service
or padiing area and take -a nap, get s.ome exercise, or
bo.th. Far safety, treat .drows.iness: on the highw-ay as
an emergency.
Hill and Mountain Roads
Driving o.n steep hills or -mountains is diffexent f?~m.
driving in flat or rolling terrain.
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Chevrolet S10 1998 Specifications

General

Brand	Chevrolet
Model	S10 1998
Category	Automobile
Language	English