1998 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 185

right answer. What if there's emergency, a need to an Control of a Vehicle take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? go A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able You have three systems that make your vehicle where you want it to go. They are the brakes, the steering and to react quickly enough avoid the collision. to to the accelerator. All three systems have do their work There's somethingelse about drinking and driving that at the places where the tires meet the road. many people don't know. Medical research shows that alcohol in a person's system can make crash injuries worse, especially injuries to brain, spinal cord or the heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger-- is in a 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, attentiveness and 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 drink and drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking. Ride home i a cab; or if you're with a group, n designate a driver who will not drink. -- -- or Sometimes, as when you're driving on snow ice, it's of easy to ask more those control systems than the tires and road can provide. That means can lose control you of your vehicle. 4-5