1995 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 145
1995 Pontiac Bonneville Manual
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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 affects four things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment Muscular Coordination a Vision The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive.But what if people do? How muchis "too much" if the than many might driver plans to drive? It's a lot less think. Although it depends on each personand situation, here is some general information on the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone who is drinking depends upon four things: How much alcohol consumed 0 Attentiveness Police records show that almost half of al motor l vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking and driving. In recent years, some 18,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with morethan 300,000 people injured. Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population -- choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under 21, it's against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. The drinker's body weight The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking The length of time it's taken the drinker to consume the alcohol According to the American Medical Association, a 180-pound (82 kg) person who d r i n k s thee 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The personwould reach the same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 d glasses ) of wine or three mixed d r i n k s if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin orvodka. 4-2