1998 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 214
1998 Cadillac DeVille Manual
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Drunken Driving Death andinjury.%saclared with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It's number one contributor to the the highway death toll, claiming thousandsof victims every year. Alcohol affectsfour things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment MuscularCoordination Vision Attentiveness. Police records show that almost halfall motor of vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. most cases, In these deaths arethe result of someone who was drinking and driving. In recent years, 17,000 annual motor over vehicle-related deaths have been associated with use the of alcohol, with more than300,000 people injured. Many adults-- by some estimates, nearly half the so adult population-- choose never to drink alcohol, they neverdrive after drinking. For persons under 2 1, it's againstthe law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasonsfor these laws. The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But if what if people do? How much is "too much" the driver plans to drive? It'slot less than many might a think. Although it depends on each person and situation, the here is some general information on problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) someone of who is drinking depends upon four things: 0 The amount of alcohol consumed The drinker's body weight The amount of food thatis consumed before and during drinking The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. 0 0 According to the American Medical Association, a 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottlesof beer inan hour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BACby drinking three 4-ounce(120 ml) glasses if of wine or three mixed drinks each had1- 1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquorlike whiskey, gin or vodka. 4-3