1995 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 130

DrunKen Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It's number one contributor to the the highway death toll, claiming thousands victims every of year. Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs drive a to vehicle: Judgment 0 The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much is "too much" if the driver plans to drive? It'slot less than many might a think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) someone of who is drinking depends upon four things: How much alcohol consumed 0 MuscularCoordination Vision Attentiveness The drinker's body weight The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol 0 Police records show that almost half all motor of vehicle-related deathsinvolve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result someone who was drinking of and driving. In recent years, some 18,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. a According to the American Medical Association, 180-pound (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour end up with a will BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the (120 ml) glasses Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces population -- choose never to drink alcohol, they so (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka. never drive after drinking. For persons under it's 21, against the law every U.S. state to drink alcohol. in There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasonsfor these laws. A 3