1998 Oldsmobile 88 Owner's Manual - Page 156

Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It'sthe number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol affectsfour things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment 0 The obviousway to solve this highway safety problem is for people neverto drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much"too much"if the is driver plansto drive? It's a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, on here is some general information the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) someone of who is drinking depends upon four things: 0 0 0 The amount of alcohol consumed The drinker's body weight The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking MuscularCoordination Vision Attentiveness. 0 The length of time it has taken the drinker to Police records show that almost halfall motor of consume the alcohol. vehicle-related deathsinvolve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking According to the American Medical Association, a and driving. In recent years, over 17,000 annual motor 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hourwill end up with a of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the ml) same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 glasses Many adults-- by some estimates, nearly half the 1of wine or three mixed drinks if each had1/2 ounces adult population-- choose neverto drink alcohol,so (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, ginor vodka. they never drive after drinking. For persons under 2 1, it's against the law every U.S. state to drink alcohol. in There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasonsfor these laws. 4-3