1993 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 157

Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor the to highway death toll, claiming thousands victims every of year. Alcohol takes away three things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment 0 0 How much alcohol is in the drink. The drinker's body weight. The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking. 0 0 The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. MuscularCoordination Vision 0 Police records show that half all motor of vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol a driver, a passenger or someone else, such as a pedestrian, had been drinking. In most cases, these deaths the result are 25,000 of someone who was drinking and driving. Over motor vehicle-related deaths occur each year because of alcohol, and thousandsof people are injured. Just how much alcohol is too much aif person plans to drive? Ideally, no one should drink alcohol and then drive. But if one does, then what's "too much"? It can be a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. of The Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) someone who is drinking depends upon four things: According tothe American Medical Association,a 180-pound (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a 155