1998 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 174

showers will speed that up. "I'll be careful" isn't the Control of a Vehicle to right answer.What if there's an emergency, a need go take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? You have three systems that make your vehicle where you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering and A person witheven a moderate BAC might not be able the accelerator. All three systems havedo their work to to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. at the places where the tires meet the road. There's somethingelse 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 ina crash, that -person's chanceof being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. Drinking and then driving very dangerous. Your is reflexes, perceptions, attentivenessand judgment can be affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You can have a serious or even fatal collision if you drive after drinking. Please don't and drink drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking. Ride homein a cab; or if you're with a group, designate a driver whowill not d i k rn. -- -- Sometimes, as whenyou're driving on snow or ice, it's easy to ask more those controlsystems than the tires of and road can provide. That means you lose control can of your vehicle.