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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
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driver or passenger
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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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Drinking and then driving is
very dangerous. Your
reflexes, perceptions, and
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judgment will be affected by even
a small amount of alcohol. You
could have a serious
- or
even
fatal
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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.
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Conboi 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.
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