1998 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 165

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 of every year. Alcohol affectsfour things that anyone needs drive to a vehicle: Judgment MuscularCoordination 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's alot less than many might 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: The amount of alcohol consumed The drinker's body weight 0 Vision Attentiveness. 0 The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. Police records show that almost halfall motor of vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are result of someone who was drinking the and driving.In recent years, over 17,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with use the of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. the Many adults-- by some estimates, nearly half adult population-- choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. persons under 21, For it's against the law every U.S. state to drink alcohol. in There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasonsfor these laws. 0 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 about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 glasses ml) of wine or three mixed drinksif each had 1- 1/2 ounces (45 ml)of a liquor like whiskey, gin vodka. or 4-3