1998 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 205

Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. AIcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: 0 @ The obvious way to solve this highway safety pmblem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? Wow much is "too much" if the driver plans to drive? It's a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. Judgment MuscularCoordination vision Attentiveness. 8 Police records show that almost half of all motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking and driving. In recent years, over 17,000 annud motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with theuse 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 never drive after drinking.For persons under 2 I, it's against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasonsfor these laws.