1998 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 216

The body takes about an hour to rid itself alcohol of the in one drink. No 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 take sudden action,as when a childdarts into the street? A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid 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, especiallyinjuries to the brain, 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 killedor permanently disabled is higher thanif the person had not been drinking. I A CAUTION: Drinking and then driving is dangerous. very Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment can be affected even a small amount by of alcohol. You can havea serious or even fatal collision if you drive after drinking. Please don'tdrink and drive or ride with adriver who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; if or you're with a group, designate driver who will a not drink. -- -- 4-5