1997 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 150

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 is what if people do? How much is "too much"if the a national tragedy. It's number one contributor to the driver plans to drive? It's a lot less than many might the highway death toll, claiming thousands victims of think. Although it depends on each person and situation every year. here is some general information on the problem. Alcohol affectsfour things that anyone needs to drive The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) someone of a vehicle: who is drinking depends upon four things: Judgment The amount of alcohol consumed Drunken Driving 0 MuscularCoordination Vision Attentiveness. The drinker's body weight The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking 0 Police records show that almost half all motor of vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. most cases, In these deaths are result of someone who was drinking the and driving.In recent years, some17,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than300,000 people injured. lviany adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population-- choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under 21, it's against the law in every state to drink alcohol. U.S. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasonsfor these laws. 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 up with a end BAC of about0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BACby drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1/2 ounces 1(45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka. 4-3