1994 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 187

Rear-end collisions are about the most preventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allowenough following distance. It's best defensive the driving maneuver, in both city and ruraldriving. You never know when suddenly. the vehicle infront of you is goingto brake or turn DRUNIKE2v DRIVTNG Death andinjury associated with drinking driving is a and 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 Muscular Coordination Vision Police records show that almost halfof all motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol- a driver, a passenger someone else, such as a or pedestrian, had been drinking. In most cases,these deaths are theresult of someone who was drinking driving. About 20,000 motor and vehicle-related deaths occur each year because of alcohol, and thousands of people are injured. Just how much alcohol is much if a person plans to drive? Ideally,no too one should drink alcohol andthen drive. Butif one does, then what's "too much''? It can be a lot less than many might think. Although depends it 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: 0 How much alcohol is in the drink. 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.