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CAUTION:
Drinking and then driving is very dangerous.
Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness,
and judgment can be affected by even a
small amount of alcohol. You can have a
serious — or even fatal — collision if you drive
after drinking. Please do not drink and drive or
ride with a driver who has been drinking. Ride
home in a cab; or if you are with a group,
designate a driver who will not drink.
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
the places where the tires meet the road.
Sometimes, as when you are driving on snow or ice, it
is easy to ask more of those control systems than
the tires and road can provide. That means you can lose
control of your vehicle. See Traction Assist System
(TAS) on page 4-8.
Braking
Braking action involves perception time and
reaction time.
First, you have to decide to push on the brake pedal.
That is perception time. Then you have to bring up your
foot and do it. That is reaction time.
Average reaction time is about three-fourths of a
second. But that is 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 three-fourths 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.
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Содержание 2005 Sierra 1500 Pickup
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Страница 19: ...Put someone on it Get it up to speed Then stop the vehicle The rider does not stop 1 13...
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Страница 170: ...Instrument Panel Overview 3 4...
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Страница 408: ...Engine Compartment Overview When you open the hood on the VORTEC 4300 V6 engine here is what you will see 5 14...
Страница 412: ...When you open the hood on the VORTEC 8100 V8 engine here is what you will see 5 18...
Страница 494: ...Front Position 2WD 1500 Series Front Position All Other Models 5 100...
Страница 497: ...Front Position All Models Front Position 2WD 1500 Series 5 103...
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Страница 547: ...Maintenance Record cont d Date Odometer Reading Serviced By Maintenance I or Maintenance II Services Performed 6 19...
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