1998 Chevrolet Express Van Owner's Manual - Page 168

right answer. What if there's an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? A person with even a moderate BAC 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, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord or heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger -- is in a crash, that person's chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. Control 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. Drinking and then driving very dangerous. is Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment canbe affected byeven a small amoun of alcohol. You can have a serious or even fatal collision if you drive after drinking. Please don'tdrink and drive or ride with a drive who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab;if or Sometimes, as when you're driving on snow or ice, it's you're witha group, designatea driver who will easy to ask more of those control systems than the tires not drink. and road can provide. That means you can lose control of your vehicle. -- -- 4-5