
5. En su re th at th ere is a m in im u m of two veh icle len gth s between
fron t of veh icle an d an y object in veh icle’s forward p ath . Th en ,
set veh icle tran sm ission selector to DRIVE. Press brake p edal just
far en ough to stop veh icle m o tion com p letely. Key radio
tran sm itter. Verify th at veh icle does n ot start to m ove wh ile
m icrop h on e is NO T bein g spoken in to.
6. Rep eat step 5. excep t d o so wh ile m icrop h on e IS bein g spoken
in to.
7. Release brake p edal com pletely an d accelerate veh icle to a sp eed
between 15 an d 25 m iles/25 an d 40 kilom eters per h ou r. En su re
th at a m in im u m of two veh icle len gth s is m ain tain ed between
fron t of veh icle an d an y object in veh icle’s forward p ath . Have
an ot h er person key radio tran sm itter an d verify th at veh icle can
be braked n orm ally to a m od erate stop wh ile m icroph on e is NO T
bein g sp oken in to .
8. Rep eat step 7. excep t d o so wh ile m icrop h on e IS bein g spoken
in to.
9. Release brake p edal com pletely an d accelerate veh icle to a sp eed
of 20 m iles/ 30 kilo m eters per h our. En su re th at a m in im um of
two veh icle len gth s is m ain tain ed between fron t of veh icle an d
an y object in veh icle’s forward p ath . Have an oth er p erson key
rad io tran sm itter an d verify th at veh icle can be braked p roperly
to a sudden (pan ic) sto p wh ile m icrop h on e is NOT bein g spoken
in to.
10. Rep eat step 9. excep t d o so wh ile m icrop h on e IS bein g spoken
in to.
11. Rep eat step 9. an d step 10. excep t use a veh icle speed of 30 m iles/
50 kilom eters per h ou r.
POTENTIALLY
EXPLOSIVE
ATM OSPHERES
Turn o ff you r two-way radio wh en you are in an y area with a po ten -
tially exp losive atm osp h ere, un less it is a rad io type especially q u ali-
fied for u se in su ch areas (for exam p le, Factory Mutu al App ro ved ).
Sp arks in a p o ten tially exp losive atm osp h ere can cau se an explosion
or fire resultin g in bod ily in ju ry or even d eath .
Areas with poten tially exp losive atm osp h eres in clu d e fuelin g areas
su ch as: below d ecks on boat s; fu el or ch em ical tran sfer o r storage
facilities; areas wh ere th e air co n tain s ch em icals or p articles, such as
grain , dust or m etal p owders; an d an y o th er area wh ere you wo u ld
n orm ally be ad vised to turn off you r veh icle en gin e. Areas with
poten tially exp losive atm osp h eres are often bu t n ot always posted .
To avoid p ossible in terferen ce with blast in g operation s, turn off your
rad io wh en you are n ear electrical blastin g cap s, in a blastin g area, or
in areas posted: “Turn o ff two-way radio”. Obey all sign s an d in stru c-
tion s.
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