1996 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 159

Dramken Driving Death andinjury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to of the highway death toll, 'claiming thousands victims every year. Alcohol affectsfoux things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment MuscularCoordination The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol -and then drive. But what if people do?How muchis "too much"if the lot driver plansto drive? It's a less thanmmy might think. Althoughit depends on each person and situation, the here is some general information on problem. - The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)of someone who is drinking depends upon things: four 0 - The amount of alcohol consumed The drinker's body weight ' * Vision 0 .Attentiveness. Police records show that almost halfall motor of vehicle-related deathsinvolve.alcohol. In most cases, of these deaths are the result someone who was drinking 1f3,OOO annual motor and driving. In recent years, some the vehicle-related deaths have been associated. withuse' of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. Many adults-- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population -- choose never to drink .alcohol, so they d never drive after m g . For persons under21, it's in ag-ahst thelaw every U.S. state to .&inkalcohol. Thererare g0o.d medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. -c The amount of food that is consumed beforeand during drinking a The lengthof time it hastaken the drinker to consume the alcohol. According tothe American Medical Association, a 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottlesof beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the (120-ml)glasses same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces of wine or three mixed (45 m )of a liquor like whiskey, or vodka. l gin 4-2