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OFF-ROADING AND RACING 4534. Traction5.If you lose traction or get stuck, one way of regainingtraction is to turn your steering wheel back and forthrapidly. Often this will transfer power to the wheelswhere it is needed. You can also place your floor matsin front of the tires, or dig out your wheels and placesmall logs or rocks underneath for traction.If you get stuck in sand, you can wet the sand in frontof the wheels to provide a firmer base, and rock backand forth. Lowering the tire pressure to eight or tenpounds can also help.Crossing a Log or a TreeKnow your clearance! If the log is too big, placesmaller logs on either side to create a ramp. Crossing atan angle is often easier than crossing head-on.6. SandIn addition to the tips already discussed, always have aflag on your antenna, or a mast when driving on sanddunes, to make yourself as visible as possible.Remember that sand can vary from firmly packed toloose, affecting the way you drive and the preparationsyou have to make.7. Mud HolesMud holes can be deceiving. They may be a lot deeperthan they appear, and they may have hidden obstacles.Use a stick to check depth and probe for obstacles.Analyze carefully before entering. If there are no tiretracks exiting out the other side, think carefully beforegoing into the hole.Keep moving even if you are only crawling. Turningthe wheels rapidly back and forth can often give thema new grip. If you get stuck and can’t go forward, trybacking up and going forward again. If you still can’tget across, back up and out and try to find a routearound the mud hole.If you get stuck, don’t spin your tires, they will just digyou deeper. Dig out under the wheels and place smallrocks or logs underneath for traction.8. RutsIf you are in deep ruts in mud or snow and can’t getout, dig two small trenches at a 45 degree angle andplace the materials removed into the ruts. If you driveahead slowly, the vehicle should drive out of the ruts.If you must enter a large rut, drive slowly and straddlewhere possible. If the rut gets too wide, ease into therut while keeping the vehicle level and ride on the tireedge, or even the sidewall. Remember to keep centeredin the rut and keep the vehicle as level as possible.9. DustWhen driving through a dusty area, close yourwindows and turn on the air conditioner or fan, makingsure the vent is closed. This will pressurize the cab andkeep the dust out. In an open Jeep, lower thewindshield. Dust will circulate behind the windshield,but with the windshield down, it will blow by.Additional InformationFor more information on off-roading techniques, refer to MarkA. Smith’s Guide to Saje, Common Sense Ojf-Road Driving.TREAD LIGHTLY!Tread Lightly! originated in 1985 when a task force wascreated by the U.S. Forest Service to look into the increaseof visitors to public lands for recreational purposes. Thegroup concluded that a long-term informative program wasneeded to increase public awareness and that special care ofthe land must be exercised by recreationists if opportunitieswere to continue. Accordingly, the Tread Lightly! programwas developed. It’s based on the same premise as theSmokey Bear and Woodsy Owl programs, where SmokeyBear and Woodsy Owl focus on fire and litter, respectively.Tread Lightly! emphasizes low-impact principles,applicable to all forms of recreational activities.Soon after the development of Tread Lightly! by the ForestService, the Bureau of Land Management adopted theprogram. Corporate America joined forces with the federalgovernment’s efforts by promoting Tread Lightly! like theyhad championed the “Don’t Drink and Drive” and “BuckleUp” safety programs.Given the popularity of the program, the federalgovernment determined, in order to optimize the program’soperational and promotional potential, it was logical totransfer the management of Tread Lightly! from thegovernment to the private sector. In October 1990,approximately SO companies and organizations founded thenonprofit organization, Tread Lightly!, Inc.