1996 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 150

Drunken Driving Death,'andinjury associated with drinking and drivingis a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to the highway deathtoll, claiming thousands of victims every year. a Alcohol affectsfour things that anyone needs to-drive vehicle: 0 :.2. .',, 'Judgment Muscular Coordination Vision Attentiveness. The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol andthen drive. But what if people How muchis "too much" if the do? driver plans to drive? a lot less than many might It's think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on prbblem. the (BAC) of someone The Blood Alcohol Concentration who'is drinking depends upon things: four e The amount of alcohol consumed The drinker's body weight The amount of food 'that is consumed before and during drinking The lengthof time it 'has taken the drinker to Police recordsshow that almost half of dl motor consume the alcohol. In vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who wasdrinking American. Medical Association, a According to the and driving. In recent years, sortle 18,000 annual motlor 180-lb. (82 kg) person who elrinks three 12-ounce (355 vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use nil) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of of alcohol, withmore than 300,000 people injured. about 0.06 percent. The person would reach same the .Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult BAC by drinking three 4-ounce(120 ml) glassesof wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 population -- chbose never to drink alcohol, so they ml) df a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka, never tirive after drinking. For persons under21, it's against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There aregood medical, psychological and developmental reasons these laws. for I . * ,