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person with a higher BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to
avoid the collision.
There's something else about drinking and drivifig that many people
don't know. Medical research shows that alcohol in a person's system can
make crash injuries worse. That's especially true for brain, spinal cord
and heart injuries. That means that if anyone who has been drinking
--
driver or passenger
--
is in a crash, the chance of being killed or
permanently disabled is higher than if that person had not beendrinking.
And we've already seen that the chance of a crash itself is higher for
drinking drivers.
CONTROL OFA 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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