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Your Driving and the Road
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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. 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 been drinking. And we've already
seen that the chance of a crash itself is
higher for drinking drivers.
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dangerous.
Your
reflexes,
perceptions, and judgment will be
affected by even
a
small amount of
alcohol.
You
could have a serious
-
or
even fatal
-
accident
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 lo 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.
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