2001 Chevrolet Tracker Owner's Manual - Page 148

Drunken Driving The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people neverto drink alcohol and then drive. But Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is what if peopledo? How much is "too much"if the a national tragedy. It'sthe number one contributor to 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 the problem. on 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 0 The amount of alcohol consumed 0 0 MuscularCoordination Vision Attentiveness. 0 0 The drinker's body weight The amount of food thatis consumed before and during drinking The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. Police records show that almost half all motor of vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In mostcases, these deathsare the result of someone who was drinking 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. Many adults-- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population-- choose neverto drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under21, it's againstthe law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasonsfor these laws. 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 ml) glasses (120 of wine or three mixed drinks if each had112 ounces 1(45 ml)of a liquor like whiskey, gin vodka. or 4-3