1993 Buick Century Owner's Manual - Page 147

that But it's very important to in mind that the ability to drive person had not been drinking. And we've already keep seen that the chance a crash itself is higher for of is affected well below a BAC of 0.10 percent. Research drinking drivers. shows that the.driving skills many people are impaired of at a BAC approaching 0.05 percent, and that the effects are worse at night. All drivers are impaired BAC levels at above 0.05 percent. Statistics show that the chance of CAUTION: being in an accident increases sharply for drivers who Drinking and then driving is very dangerous. have a BAC of 0.05 percent or above. A driver with a Your reflexes, perceptions, and judgment will BAC level of 0.06 percent (three beers in one hour for a be affected by even a small amou-nt of alcohol. 180-pound or 82 kg person) has doubled hisor her You could have a serious-or even fatalchance of having an accident. At a BAC level of 0.10 accident if you drive after drinking. Please percent, the chance that driver having an accident is of don't drink and drive or ride with a driver who six times greater; at a level 0 1 percent, the chances of . 5 has been drinking. Ride home in a cab; or if are twenty-five times greater! And, the body takes about I you're with a group, designatea driver who an hour to rid itselfof the alcohol in one drink. No will not drink. amount of coffee or number of cold showers will speed that up. "I'll be careful" isn't the right answer. What if there's an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? person with a higherBAC might A not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. /i\ 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. That's especially true for brain, spinal cord and heart injuries. That means that anyone who has been if drinking-driver or passenger-is in a crash, the chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if