1995 Chevrolet Camaro Owner's Manual - Page 160

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 to rid itself of the alcohol in one drink. No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. "I'll careful" isn't the be right answer. Whatif there's an emergency,a need to take sudden action, as whena child darts into the street? A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enoughto avoid the collision. There's something else about drinking and driving that many people don't know.Medical research shows that alcohol in a person'ssystem can make crash injuries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord or heart. This means that whenanyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger -- is in acrash, that person's chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher thanif the person had not been drinking. 4-4