1994 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 193

person with a higher BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. There's something else about drinking and drivifig that many people don't know. Medical research shows that alcohol in a person's systemcan make crash injuries worse. That's especially true for brain, spinal cord and heart injuries. That means that anyone who has been drinking -if driver or passenger -- is in a crash, the chance being killed or of permanently disabled is higher than if that personhad not beendrinking. And we've already seen thatthe chance of a crash itself ishigher for drinking drivers. CONTROL OFA VEHICLE You have three systems that make your vehicle go where you wantit to go. They are thebrakes, the steering and the accelerator. three All systems haveto dotheir work at the places where the tires meet the road 180