1994 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 136

Your Driving andthe Road 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 chanceof a crashitself is higher for drinking drivers. ~~ I 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 theplaces 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. I Braking Braking action involves perception time and reaction time. First, you have to decide to push on the 134