1993 Buick Roadmaster Owner's Manual - Page 165

might not be able react quickly enough avoid the to to collision. Control of a Vehicle You have three systems that make your vehiclewhere go There's something else about drinking and driving that you want it togo. They are the brakes, the steering and many people don't know. Medical research shows that the accelerator. All three systems have do their work to alcohol in a person's system can make crash injuries at the places where the tires meet the road. 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 higher is than if that person had not been drinking. And we've of is already-seenthat the chance a crash itself higher for drinking drivers. -1 / q CAUTION: Drinking and then driving isvery dangerous. Your reflexes, perceptions, and judgment will be affected by even asmall amount 04 alcohol. You could have aserious - or even fatall - accident if you drive after drinking. Please don't drink and driveor ride witha driver who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if you're with a group, designate a driver who will notdrink. Sometimes, aswhen you're drivingon snow or ice, it's easy to ask more those control systems than the tires of and roadcan provide. That means you can control lose of your vehicle. 163