Control Of A Vehicle - GMC SIERRA 1995 Manual

The body takes about an hour to rid
itself of the alcohol in one drink. No
amount of coffee or number of cold showers will
speed
that up. "I'll be
careful" isn't the right
answer.
What if there's
an
emergency, a need to take
sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? A person with even a
moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the
collision.
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 cQrd 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.
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