1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 165

Thelaw in most US. statessetsthelegallimitata BACof 0.10 percent. In Canada the limit is 0.08 percent,and in someothercountriesit'slowerthan that.The BAC willbeover 0.10 percentafterthree to sixdrinks(inone it d'ependsonhowmuch'alcohol is in the hour). Of course,aswe'veseen, drinks,andhowquicklythepersondrinksthem. "I'll becareful''isn'tthe right.answer.What if there'sanemergency,aneed. to takesuddenaction,aswhenachilddartsintothestreet?Apersonwitha higherBACmightnotbeable to reactquicklyenough to avoid thecollision. There'ssomethingelseaboutdrinkinganddrivingthatmanypeopledon't know. Medicalresearchshowsthatalcohol in aperson'ssystemcanmake crash injuries worse. That's .especially true for brain, spinal cord. and heart injuries.Thatmeansthat if anyonewhohasbeendrinking-driveror passenger-is in a. crash,thechance of being killed or permanentlydisabled ishigherthan if thatpersonhadnotbeendrinking.Andwe'vealreadyseen thatthechance of acrashitselfishigherfordrinkingdrivers. 1 CAUTION i Drinkingandthendrivingis verydangerous.Yourreflexes,percepof altotions,andjudgmentwillbeaffected byevenasmallamount '- '. You couldhaveaserious-orevenfatal-accident if you drive anerdrinking.Pleasedon'tdrinkanddriveorridewithadriverwho has beendrinking.Ridehome in acab;or if you'rewithagroup, designate driver a whonot willdrink. - I 4-1 1 -