1997 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 162

vehicle-related deaths have been associated with use the of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. Many adults-- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population -- choose neverto drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under it's 21, against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasonsfor these laws. The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much "too much" if the is driver plans to drive? It's a less than many might lot think. Although it depends oneach person and situation, here is some general information the problem. on The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) someone of who is drinking depends upon things: four 0 The amount of alcohol consumed 0 The drinker's body weight 0 The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking 0 The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. According to the American Medical Association, a i2-ounce 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three (355 ml) bottlesof beer in anhour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquorlike whiskey, ginor vodka. It's the amount of alcohol that counts. For example, if the same person drank three double martinis ounces (3 or 90 ml of liquor each) within an hour, the person's BAC would be close 0.12 percent. A person who to consumes foodjust before or during drinkingwill have a somewhat lower BAC level. 4-3