Desert driving is all about banking experience \u2013 novice drivers will learn a lot on their first venture into the dunes \u2013 and a few basic tips will help reduce the likelihood of getting stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the fifth Desert Driving Tips video, Ford\u2019s Desert Driving experts agree that the ignominy of getting stuck can be reduced by adopting a \u2018prevention is better than cure\u2019 approach to driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe best way to avoid getting stuck is to be aware of what\u2019s going on and constantly think ahead,\u201d said Mike Chavez series co-host and Ford Middle East Product Development Lead Technologist. \u201cThe main thing is to not fight gravity. There is no point fighting it. Fighting the desert is like fighting in water. So, go with the flow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re driving along and feel the vehicle begin to bog down, you need to change your situation,\u201d he explained. \u201cEither look for a different line, perhaps where the sand may be firmer, or drive the vehicle down the dune to find firmer sand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your vehicle is struggling to move forward up a dune, applying more power is rarely the right thing to do. Your tyres will overcome the available grip, spin and quickly dig your vehicle deeper into the sand. Keep it up, and you\u2019ll find yourself with a vehicle buried belly-deep on a dune and in need of some assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you don\u2019t have enough forward momentum to make it over a dune, then get the nose of the vehicle turned downhill. If that\u2019s not an option, then get off the power, stop, make sure the way is clear behind and reverse straight back down the dune. That way, you can either take a second bite at it, or find another, easier way around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can find the latest episode in Ford\u2019s Desert Driving Tips series here, or the entire series to date by clicking this link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Desert driving is all about banking experience \u2013 novice drivers will learn a lot on their first venture into the dunes \u2013 and a few basic tips will help reduce the likelihood of getting stuck. In the fifth Desert Driving Tips video, Ford\u2019s Desert Driving experts agree that the ignominy of getting stuck can be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9246,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_pr_autopilot_social_copy":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_twitter_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter_image_id":0,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":26,"_extra_hide_author_box":"1","_extra_featured_post":"","_partner_post_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-automotive","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n