1995 Cadillac Seville Owner's Manual - Page 196

L L But the ability to drive is affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research shows that thedriving skillsof many people are impaired at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are impaired at BAC levels above 0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chance of being in a collision increases sharply for drivers who have a BAC of 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a BAC level of 0.06 percent has doubled his or herchance of having a collision. At a BAC level of 0.10 percent, the chance of this driver having a collision is twelve times greater; at a level of 0.15 percent, the chance is twenty-five times greater! The body takes about an hour rid itself of the alcohol in one drink. No to amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. "I'll be careful'' isn't the right answer. What if there's an emergency, a need to A take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? person with quickly enough to avoid even a moderate BAC might not be able to react the collision. There's somethingelse about drinking and driving that many people don't know. Medical research shows that alcohol in a person's system can make crash injuries worse, especially injuries to thebrain, spinal cord or 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. _- - 4-5