1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue Owner's Manual - Page 159

The body takes aboutan hour to rid itself of the alcohol in one drink. amount of coffee ornumber of cold No 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, aswhen a child darts intothe street? A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to reactquickly enough to avoid the collision. There's something else about drinking driving that and many people don't know. Medical research shows that alcohol ina person's system can make crashinjuries worse, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord or heart. Thismeans that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger is in a crash, that -person's chance of being lulled orpermanently disabled is higherthan if the person had not been drinking. A CAUTION: Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment can be affected even a small amount by 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; orif you're with a group, designate driver a who will not drink. , -- -- 4-5