1996 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 165

! 'The body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol ,in onedrink. No amount of coffee or number of cold 'showers wlll speed that up. "I'll b'e careful''isn't the ~ . - ~ answer. What if there's an emergency, a need to ?right~ take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? A person with even a moderate BAC might not be 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 the brain, spinal cord or heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger -- is in a crash, that person's chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. A CAUTION: Drinking and then driving very dangerous. is Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment can be affectedby even a small amount of alcohoL You can havea serious or even fatal collision if you drive after drinking. or Please don't drink and drive ride witha driver home in a cab; or if who has been drinking. Ride you're with a group, designatea driver who will n'ot drink. ~ ~ r -- I - c