Drinking and then driving
is
very dangerous.
Your 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 in
a
cab; or
if
you’re with a group, designate a 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
the accelerator. All three systems have to 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 more
of
those control systems
than
the tires
and road can provide. That means you can lose control
of
your vehicle.
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