Popular Post Gaurav Posted June 13, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Just like any other sport or hobby, off road driving too has it's own etiquette's. Often times these are not spoken out loud or mentioned in public to not to embarrass anyone. If you like to continue off road driving, you should know these basic offroad driving etiquette's and follow them. Pay 100% undivided attention to the instructions: Whether it's in briefing or on radio communication while recovering, give your 100% attention and if you cannot due to some incoming call or passenger distraction, ask them to repeat. Most of the instructions are given so that you can drive safely. If you still live in the mobile world or loud music or radio volume turned down, you will miss out on critical safety instruction that can end up breaking your 4x4 or bones, seriously. Follow the instruction PRECISELY: From as simple as deflate to 12-14 PSI, drive in HI gear, engage to LO as soon as you get stuck. These instructions have been given to YOU for YOUR safety and enhancing your offroad driving experience. If you deflate to 22 PSI instead of 12, you will have endless refusals, stucks and A/T Transmission & Engine will soon overheat. If you don't engage on LO as soon as you get stuck, you will lose the most critical surface area in which LO gear could have saved the day, rather than toiling in HI gear for first few minutes and making the stuck even more worst for your car. Acknowledge the message: Always acknowledge the radio messages as the reliability of radio communication is highly questionable. Step out and help: When you are stuck and someone is helping you, it's a BASIC MANNER to step out of your car and help the Marshal or senior member who is helping you. You can help them clearing the sand, fixing the rope or inspect the stuck or plan of recovery. Sitting inside a stuck vehicle and waiting is the worst and most offending thing to do. If someone is helping you to check tire pressure, then step out and observe, how to delate to precise PSI. Disclaimer: In some 1% tricky angles or situation, if you have a doubt or difficulty to come out, ask the Marshal or senior member: If its safe for you to step out? Please don't assume and sit inside. Observe and learn: Every stuck and recovery has a lot to teach. Observe and learn from your stucks and discuss with Marshals how to not to get stuck again in a similar way. If you don't observe and learn you will end up doing the same mistakes over and over again. Learn Vs Serve: All the knowledge and experience are there to help you learn offroading and not just to serve you. So that as soon as you learn, you start practising it and become more capable offroader and be able to help others in the future. 23 3 15 2 Let's root for each other & watch each other grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syedyaseer Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 @Gauravappreciate your hard work for drafting the above pointers. We'll done sir 👏 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chirag S. Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 Very nicely eloberatd. 👏 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luwaimn Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Nice points @Gaurav. These points always help me out when driving and keeps the whole drive relaxing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederic Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 100% agree. This is indeed basic etiquette. 3 "Go as far as you can see; once you get there, you'll be able to see further." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jibransayed Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 @Gaurav very well said. I would like to add to it. by thinking that the desert is a huge airport and all the senior members and marshals are the air traffic controller they can see you from where we can't see them with their eagle eyes and the radio commands are to make sure the aircrafts its pilots and passengers safety (cars drivers and passengers). We should assume the duty of a pilot by strictly adhering to the commands of our air traffic controller (senior members) to avoid accidents and hazards and similar to pilot you gain driving hours and experience instead of flying hours 🤩 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogic72 Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 @Gaurav thanks for these pointers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamil Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 Although these points are usually taken fro granted, it is ncie that we have it all charted out in a format like this so that we can always refer in the future also incase we forget. Thanks @Gaurav 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jun Zamora Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Thanks @Gaurav, very important points to know and practice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayami Raingam Posted February 8, 2022 Report Share Posted February 8, 2022 Thank you @Gaurav for this beautiful write ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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