Control Of A Vehicle - Chevrolet 2003 Monte Carlo Owner's Manual

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.
Drinking and then driving
i s
vel 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 home
in
a
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 car! ! m e
control of your vehicle. Also see Traction Control System
(TCS) on page 4-8.
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