1997 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 143

The body takes aboutan hour to rid itself of the alcohol in one drink.No amount of coffee ornumber 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 darts into street? the A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoidthe collision. There's something else about drinkingand 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 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 orpermanently disabled is higherthan if the person had not been drinking. Lnming and then driving very dangerous. is Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment canbe affected by even a small amount of alcohol. You can havea 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. Ride home in a cab;ifor you're with a group, designate a driver who will not drink. -- -- 4-5