1996 Chevrolet Tahoe Owner's Manual - Page 163

The body takes about an hour rid itself of the alcohol to in one drink.No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. "I'll becareful" isn't the right answer. What if there's an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child darts into street? the A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to reactquickly enough to 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's system can make crash injuries worse, especially injuries 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 killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. Drinking and thendriving is very dangerous. Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment canbq affected by even a smallamount of alcohol. You can have a serious -9 or even fatal collision if you drive afterdrinking. Please don't drink and driveor ride with adriver who has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if you're with a group, designate a driver who will not drink. -- ! 4-4