1995 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 158

The body takes about an hourto rid itself of the alcohol in one drink. No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed thatup. "I'll be careful" isn't the right answer. What there's an emergency, a need take if to sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? A person witheven a moderate BAC might not beable to react quicklyenough 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'ssystem can make crash injuries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinalcord or heart. 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 if the person had not been drinking. Control of a Vehicle You have three systems that make your vehicle where you want it to go. go They are the brakes, the steering and the accelerator. All three systems have to do their work atthe places where the tires meet the road. Sometimes, aswhen 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. 4-4