1996 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 164

The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But Death and injury associated with drinking and driving what if people do? How much "too much" if the is is a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to driver plans to drive? a lot less than many might It's the highway death toll, claiming thousands victims of think. Althoughit depends on each person and situation, every year. here is some general information the problem. on Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone vehicle: who is drinking depends upon four things: Judgment The amount of alcohol consumed 0 Drunken Driving 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. According to the American Medical Association, a 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinksif each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka. Police records show that almost half all motor of vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result someone who was drinking of and driving. In recent years, some18,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population -- choose neverto drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. persons under2 1, it's For against the law in every state to drink alcohol. U.S. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. 4-2