1998 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 152

The body takes about an hour to rid itself alcohol of the of in one drink. No amount of coffee or number cold showers will speed that up. be carefid" isn't "I'll the right answer. Whatif there's an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child into the street? darts A person witheven a moderateBAC rnight not be able to react quickly enough to avoid collision. the There's somethingelse about drinking and driving that many people don't know. Medical research shows that alcohol in a person's systemcan make crash injuries worse, especially injuries the brain,spinal cord or to 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 the person had not been drinking. if I Drinking and then driving very dangerous. is 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 or ride a driver with who has been drinking. Ridehome in a cab; or if you're with a group, designate a driver will who not drink. -- -- 4-5