1994 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 190

person with a higherBAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. 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. is And we've already seen that thechance of a crash itself higher for drinking drivers. CONTROL OF A VEHICLE You have three systems that make your vehicle go where you want it to go. Theyare thebrakes, the steering and the accelerator. All three systems haveto do their work at theplaces where the tires meet the road.