1998 Chevrolet Lumina Owner's Manual - Page 167

The body takes about an hour to rid itself alcohol of the in one drink. No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. "I'll be careful" isn't the right answer. What if there's an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child into the street? darts A person with even a moderate might not be BAC able to react quickly enough to avoid collision. the There's somethingelse 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, especiallyinjuries to the brain, spinal cordor heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger -- is in a crash, that person's chanceof being killedor permanently disabled is higher than if person had not been drinking. the Drinking and then drivingis very dangerous. Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment can be affected by even small amount a of alcohol. You can have a serious or even fatal collision if you drive after drinking. Please don'tdrink and drive or ride with adriver who has been drinking. Ride home a cab;or if in you're with a group, designate driver who will a not drink. -- -- Control of a Vehicle You have three systems that make your vehicle go where you want it to go. They the brakes, the steering and are the accelerator. All three systems have do their work to at the places wherethe tires meetthe road. 4-5