1997 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual - Page 168

The body takes about an hour to rid itselfthe alcohol of No of in one drink. amount of coffee or number cold up. showers will speed that "I'll be careful" isn't the right answer. What if there's an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child darts the street? into A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. There's somethingelse about drinking and driving that many people don't know. Medical research shows that can alcohol in a person's system make crash injuries worse, especially injuries to brain, spinal cord or the heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger-- is in a crash, that person's chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. is Drinking and then driving very dangerous. Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment canbe affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You can havea serious or even fatal =- collision if you drive after drinking. Please don't drink and drive ride with a driver or who has been drinking. Ride home a cab; or if in you're with a group, designatea driver whowill not drink. -- 4-5