Policerecordsshowthatalmost40percentofallmotor
vehicle-related deathsinvolvealcohol. Inmostcases,
thesedeathsaretheresultofsomeonewhowas
drinking anddriving. Inrecentyears,morethan
ControlofaVehicle
Thefollowing threesystemshelptocontrolthevehicle
whiledriving—brakes,steering, andaccelerator.
Attimes,aswhendrivingonsnoworice,itiseasyto
askmoreofthosecontrolsystemsthanthetiresand
roadcanprovide.Meaning, youcanlosecontrolofthe
vehicle. SeeTractionControlSystem(TCS) on
17,000
annualmotorvehicle-related deathshavebeen
associated withtheuseofalcohol, withabout
peopleinjured.
250,000
Forpersonsunder21,itisagainstthelawinevery
U.S.statetodrinkalcohol. Therearegoodmedical,
psychological, anddevelopmental reasonsfor
theselaws.
®
page 5‑9 andStabiliTrak System on page 5‑6 or
EnhancedStabiliTrak®onpage5‑7.
Addingnon‐dealer/non‐retailer accessories canaffect
vehicleperformance. SeeAccessories and
Modifications onpage6‑4.
Theobviouswaytoeliminate theleadinghighway
safetyproblemisforpeoplenevertodrinkalcoholand
thendrive.
Medicalresearchshowsthatalcoholinaperson's
systemcanmakecrashinjuries worse,especially
injuries tothebrain,spinalcord,orheart.Thismeans
thatwhenanyonewhohasbeendrinking —driveror
passenger —isinacrash,thatperson's chanceof
beingkilledorpermanently disabled ishigherthanifthe
personhadnotbeendrinking.
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| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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