Drinking and then driving is very dangerous.
Your
reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and
judgment 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 home in
a
cab; or if
you’re with
a
group, designate
a
driver who will
not drink.
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.
Sometimes, as when you’re driving
on
snow
or
ice, it’s
easy to ask more
of
those control systems than the tires
and road can provide. That means
you
can lose control
of
your vehicle.