1993 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 189

Here's a final bitof information about defensive driving.The most dangerous time for driving in the U.S. is very early on Sunday morning.In fact, GM Research studies show that themost and the least dangerous times for driving, every week, fallon the same That day is Sunday. day. The most dangerous time is Sunday from 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. The safest time is Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Driving the same distance on a Sunday at 3 a.m. isn'tjust a little more dangerous than it is at 10 a.m. It's about 134 times more dangerous! That leads to thenext section. DRUNKEN DRn/lNG Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It'sthe number one contributor to thehighway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcoholtakes away three things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment 0 Muscular Coordination Vision Police records show that half of allmotor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol - a driver, a passenger or someone else, such as pedestrian, a had been drinking. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking and driving. Over 25,000 motor vehicle-related deaths occur each year because of alcohol, and thousands of people are injured. Just how much alcoholis too much if a person plans to drive? Ideally,no one should drink alcohol and then drive. But if one does, then what's "too much"? It can be a lot less than many mightthink. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. The Blood AlcoholContent (BAC) of someone who is drinking depends upon four things: How much alcohol is in the drink. 0 The drinker's body weight. 0 The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking. 0 The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. 175