1996 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 169

Drunken Driving Death andinjury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It'sthe number one contributor. to the highway death claiming thousandsof victims toll, every year. ' The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people neverto drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much is "too much" i the f driver plans to elrive? It'slot less than many might a think. Although it depends each person and situation, on here is some general information the problem. on The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) someone of who is drinking depends upon things: four 0 0 Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment 0 The amount of alcohol consumed The drinker's body weight The amwnt of food that is consumed beforeand during drinking MuscularCoordination Vision Attentiveness, The lengthof time it has taken the drinkerto Police records show that almost half of all motor consume the alcohol. vehicle-related,deaths involve alcohol. most cases, In these deathsme the resultof someone who was drinking According tothe Amefican Medical Association, a and driving. h recent years, some18,000 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 hour will end up witha of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses Many adults -- by some estimates, nearlyd the adult hf of wine or three mixed drinks if each had ounces 1- 1/2 population -- choose neverto drink alcohol, so they (45 d of a liquor me whiskey, gin or vodka. ) drinking. For persons under 21, it's never drive after against the law i every W.S'.state to drink alcohol. n There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws.