1995 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 155

The body takes about an hour rid itself of the alcohol to in one drink. No amountof coffee or number cold of showers will speed that up. "I'll careful" isn'tthe be right answer. What if there's an emergency, to a need take sudden action, as when child darts into the street? a A person with evena moderate BAC might notbe able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. There's something else about drinking and driving that many people don't know. Medical research shows that alcohol. in a person's system can make crash injuries worse, especially injuries to brain, spinal cord or the heart. This means that whenanyone who hasbeen drinking -- driver orpassenger -- is in a crash, that person's chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had been drinking. not 4-4