There’s something else about drinking and driving that
many people don’t know. Medical research shows
that alcohol in a person’s system can make crash
injuries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal
cord or heart. This means that when anyone who
has been drinking
-
driver or passenger
-
is in a
crash, that person’s chance
of
being killed or
permanently disabled is higher than
if
the person had
not been drinking.
Control
of
a
Vehicle
You
have three systems that make your vehicle
go
where
you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering and
the accelerator.
All
three systems have to do their work at
the places where the tires meet the road.
I
,,inking and then driving
is
very dangerous.
Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness
and judgement can be affected by even
a
small amount of alcohol. You can have a
serious
-
or even fatal
-
collision if you drive
after drinking. Please don’t drink and drive or
ride with a driver who has been drinking. Ride
designate
a
driver who will
not
drink.
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Sometimes, as when you’re driving on snow or ice, it’s
easy to ask more
of those control systems than the
control
of
your vehicle.
Also
see
Enhanced
Traction
System
(ETS) on
page
4-9.
tires
and
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car:
prwidz.
That
means
you
can
lose
4-5
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