1993 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 178

Deathandinjuryassociatedwithdrinkinganddriving is anationaltragedy. It's thenumberonecontributortothehighwaydeath toll, claimingthousandsof victimseveryyear.Alcoholtakesawaythreethingsthatanyoneneeds to driveavehicle. a Q Judgment Muscular Coordination Vision Policerecordsshowthathalfofallmotorvehicle-relateddeathsinvolve alcohol-adriver,apassengerorsomeoneelse,suchas a pedestrian,had beendrinking.Inmostcases,thesedeathsaretheresultofsomeonewho wasdrinkinganddriving.Over 25,000 motorvehicle-relateddeathsoccur eachyearbecauseofalcohol,andthousands of people are injured. Q Justhowmuchalcoholis too much if apersonplans to drive?Ideally,no oneshoulddrinkalcoholandthendrive.But if onedoes,thenwhat's "too much"? It canbealotlessthanmanymightthink.Althoughitdependson eachpersonandsituation,hereissomegeneralinformationontheproblem. TheBloodAlcoholContent(BAC) four things: Thedrinker'sbodyweight. Theamountof food thatisconsumedbeforeandduringdrinking. to consumethealcohol. ofsomeonewho is drinkingdependsupon * How muchalcohol is in thedrink. Q Q * Thelength oftime it hastakenthedrinker 4-1 0