1993 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 159

But it's very important tokeep in mind that the ability to drive is affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. of Research shows that the driving skills many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effectsare worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above 0.05 percent. Statistics of show that the chance being in an accident increases a sharply for drivers who have BAC of 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent (three beers in one hour for a 180-pound or 82 kg person) has doubled his or her chanceof having an accident.At a of BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance that driver having an accident is sixtimes greater; at a level of 0.15 percent, the chances are twenty-five times greater! And, to the body takes about an hourrid itself of the alcohol in one drink.No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. "I'll be careful" isn't the rightanswer. What if there's an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? person with a higher BAC A might not be ableto react quickly enoughto avoid the collision. There's something else about drinking and driving that many people don't know. Medical research showsthat alcohol in a person's system can make crash injuries worse. That's especially true forbrain, 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 of already seen that the chance a crash itself is higher for drinking drivers. A CAUTION: 0 Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. Your reflexes, perceptions, and judgment be will affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You" could havea serious or even fatal accident If you drive after drinking. Please don't drink and drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking. Ride homein a cab; or if you're with a group, designate a driver whowill not drink. - -- 157