Forpersonsunder21,itisagainstthelawinevery
U.S.statetodrinkalcohol. Therearegoodmedical,
psychological, anddevelopmental reasonsfor
theselaws.
Braking
SeeBrakeSystemWarningLightonpage4‑51.
Brakingactioninvolves perception timeandreaction
time.Deciding topushthebrakepedalisperception
time.Actually doingitisreactiontime.
Theobviouswaytoeliminate theleadinghighway
safetyproblemisforpeoplenevertodrinkalcohol
andthendrive.
Averagereactiontimeisaboutthree‐fourthsofa
second.Butthatisonlyanaverage.Itmightbeless
withonedriverandaslongastwoorthreesecondsor
morewithanother.Age,physical condition, alertness,
coordination, andeyesight allplayapart.Sodoalcohol,
drugs,andfrustration. Buteveninthree‐fourthsofa
second,avehiclemovingat100km/h(60mph)travels
Medicalresearchshowsthatalcoholinaperson's
systemcanmakecrashinjuries worse,especially
injuries tothebrain,spinalcord,orheart.Thismeans
thatwhenanyonewhohasbeendrinking —driveror
passenger —isinacrash,thatperson's chanceof
beingkilledorpermanently disabled ishigherthanif
thepersonhadnotbeendrinking.
20
m(66feet).Thatcouldbealotofdistance inan
emergency,sokeepingenoughspacebetweenthe
vehicleandothersisimportant.
ControlofaVehicle
And,ofcourse,actualstopping distances varygreatly
withthesurfaceoftheroad,whetheritispavement or
gravel;thecondition oftheroad,whetheritiswet,dry,
oricy;tiretread;thecondition ofthebrakes;theweight
ofthevehicle; andtheamountofbrakeforceapplied.
Thefollowing threesystemshelptocontrolthevehicle
whiledriving—brakes,steering, andaccelerator.
Attimes,aswhendrivingonsnoworice,itiseasyto
askmoreofthosecontrolsystemsthanthetiresand
roadcanprovide.Meaning, youcanlosecontrolof
thevehicle. SeeTractionControlSystem(TCS) on
page 5‑6.
Avoidneedless heavybraking. Somepeopledrivein
spurts,heavyacceleration followed byheavybraking,
ratherthankeepingpacewithtraffic.Thisisamistake.
Thebrakesmightnothavetimetocoolbetweenhard
stops.Thebrakeswillwearoutmuchfasterwitha
lotofheavybraking.
Addingnon‐dealer/non‐retailer accessories canaffect
vehicleperformance. SeeAccessories and
Modifications onpage6‑3.
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