1993 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 138

Police records show half of all motor that vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol - a driver, a passenger or someone else, such as a pedestrian, had been drinking. Inmost cases, these deaths arethe result of someone who was drinking and driving. Over 25,000 motor vehicle-related deaths occur each year because of alcohol, and thousands of people are injured. Just how much alcohol is toomuch if a person plans to drive? Ideally, no one should drink alcoholand 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. The Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of someone who is drinking dependsupon four things: How much alcohol is in the drink. 0 The drinker's body weight. The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking. The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. 0 0 According to the 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 BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml)glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka. It's the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, if the same person drank three double martinis (3 ounces or 90 ml of liquor each) within an hour, the person's 136