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Driving
and
the
Road
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.
Condrol
of
a
Khkk
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 ta ask more
of
those control systems than the tires
and
road can provide. That means you can
lose control
af
your vehicle.
Bruking
Braking action involves
perception
time
and
reaction
time.
First, you have to decide to push
on
the
brake pedal. That’s
perception
the.
Then you have to bring up your
foot
and
do
it. That’s
reaction
the.
Average
reaction time
is about
3/4
of
a
I
second. But that’s only an average. It
might be less with one driver and as
long as
two
or
three seconds or more
with another. Age, physical condition,
alertness, coordination,
and
eyesight
all
play a part.
So
do
alcohol,
drugs and
frustration. But even
in
3/4
of
a second,
a vehicle moving at
60
mph
(100
km/h)
travels
66
feet
(20
m).
That could be a
lot
of
distance in
an
emergency,
so
keeping enough space between your
vehicle
and
others is important.