1996 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 132

The body takes about an hour to rid itself!of the alcohol in oire drink, No amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. ' ' 1 careful" isn't the 7 1be right answer. What if there's an emergency, a need to take-sudden action, when a child darts into the street? as A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to reactquickly enough to avoid the collision. There's something else about drinking and dnving that many people don't how. Medical research shows that alcohol i a person's system can m k crash injuries n ae worse,. especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord or , heart. This means that when anyone who has .been drinking -- driver or passenger -- is in a crash, that person's chance of-being killed permanently disabled or is higher than if the pekson had not been drinking. Drinking and then driving very dangerous. is Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment can be affected by even a small amountof alcohol. You can,have a serious or even fatal collision if you drive after drinking. Please don't drink and drive or ride with a driver who has been drinking. group, Ride home ina cab; orif you're-with a designate a driverwho will,n,otdrink. -- -- ' . . 4-4