Service manual
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accident. At
a
BAC level of
0.10
percent, the chance of that driver having
an accident is
six
times greater; at a level
of
0.15
percent, the chances are
twenty-five times greater! And, the body takes about an hour to rid itself
of
the alcohol in one drink.
No
amount
of
coffee or number
of
cold
showers will speed that up.
“I’ll be careful” isn’t the right answer. What
if
there’s an emergency,
a
person with a higher BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to
avoid the collision.
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need to take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street?
A
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There’s something else 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. That’s especially true for brain, spinal cord
--
and heart injuries. That means that if anyone who has been drinking
--
driver or passenger
--
is in a crash, the chance of being killed or
permanently disabled is higher than if that person had not been drinking.
And we’ve already seen that the chance
of
a crash itself is higher for
drinking drivers.
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Drinking and then driving
is
very dangerous.
Your
reflexes,
perceptions,
and judgment
will
be affected
by
even
a
small
amount
of alcohol.
You
could
have
a
serious
--
or
even fatal
--
accident
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
pup,
designate a driver
who
will
not
drink
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CONTROL
OF
A
WHICLE
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.
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