1993 Buick Roadmaster Owner's Manual - Page 164

It's the arnount.of alcahd that counts. For example, if in some other countries it's lower than that. The BAC (3 the same person drank three double martinis,ounces will be over 0.16 percent after three to six drinks (in one an or 90 ml of liquor each) within hour, the persqn's, . hour). Of course, as we've seen, it depends on how . BAC would be close to 0.12 percent. person who A much alcohol is in the drinks, and how quickly the consumes fwd just before or during drinking will. have a person drinks them. slightlyi'lower BA@level'...But it's very important to keep mind that the ability to in drive is affected well belowBAC of 0.10 percent.. a Research shows that the driving skills of many people DRINKING THAT WILL are impaired ata BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and .,11 RESULT IN,A BAC -OF .@5'/0 ...IN THE JiME. SHOWN..., that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are . , . impaired at BAC levels above 0.05 percent. Statistics I, of show that the.chance being in an accident increases p ; BAC sharply for drivers who have a of 0.05 percent or . 3 HOURS : above. A driver with aBAC level of 0.06 percent (three ( . or beers in one hour for a 180-pound 82 kg person) has 2 HOURS of doubled his or her chance having an accident. Ata OF DRI-NKS BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance that driver of (as in picture) 4 1 HOUR having an accidentis six times greater; at a level of.O.15 percent, the chances are twenty-five times greater! And, to the body takes about an hourrid itself of the alcohol 2 7 1 1 1 of in one drink.No amount of coffee or number cold 1 I showers will speed that up. 1:O O 1 i I O : 1 O : 16B O 2 : 2 O : 240 - , , C ' , '/ . . I . ' .,~ , x - j : . . , ? ', ' , 1 , T 1 BODY WEIGHT'IN POUNDS "I'll be careful''isn't the right,answer. What if there's an to emergency, a need. take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? A person with a higher BAC