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e x p e r ie n c e b e fo re t a k in g t h e ro a d in

m o re c h a lle n g in g c o n d it io n s .

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S C H E D U L E D R I V I N G T I M E

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fo r a m in im u m o f

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h o u r s . L e t y o u r

te e n t a k e th e w h e e l w h e n y o u ’re

tra v e lin g t o g e t h e r a n d th e h o u r s w ill

a d d u p q u ic k ly .

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te e n . S e t a g o o d e x a m p le b y a lw a y s

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d riv in g d is t r a c t e d .

F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t e e n d r i v i n g

s a f e t y a n d a l i s t o f y o u r s t a t e ’s G D L ’s ,

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