1995 Chevrolet Blazer Owner's Manual - Page 158

The body takes about an hour to rid itself the alcohol in drink. No of one amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. "I'll be careful" isn'tthe right answer. What there's an emergency, a need to take if sudden action, as when a child darts into the street?A person witheven a moderate BAC might not be able react quickly enough avoid the to to 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 injuriesworse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cordheart. or This means that when anyone who has been drinking driver or passenger - is in a crash, that person'schance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than the person had not been drinking. if Control of a Vehicle You have threesystems that make your vehicle where you want it togo. go They are the brakes, the steering and the accelerator. All three systems have to do their work at the places where the tires meetroad. the Sometimes, as when you're driving on snow or ice, it's easy to more of ask those control systems than tires and road can provide. means you the That can lose controlof your vehicle. 4-4