1997 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 170

Drinking and then driving very dangerous. is Your reflexes, perceptions, attentivenessand judgment can be affectedby even a small amount of alcohol. You can have a serious or even fatal collision if youdrive afterdrinking. Please don't drink and drive or ride a driver with who has been drinking. Ride homein a cab; or if you're witha group, designatea driver who will not drink. -- -- 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 to the accelerator. All three systems have do their work at the places where the tires meet the road. Sometimes, as when you're driving on snow or ice, it's easy to ask moreof those control systemsthan the tires and road can provide. That means you can losecontrol of your vehicle.