1993 Chevrolet Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 177
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Drunken Driving Deathandinjuryassociatedwithdrinkinganddrivingisanationaltragedy.It's the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands victimseveryyear.Alcoholtakesawaythreethingsthatanyoneneedsto driveavehicle. Judgment Muscular Coordination 4 of Vision Policerecordsshowthathalfofallmotorvehicle-relateddeathsinvolve alcohol-adriver,apassenger or someoneelse,suchasapedestrian,had beendrinking.Inmostcases,thesedeaths are theresult of someonewho 25,000 motorvehicle-relateddeathsoccur wasdrinkinganddriving.Over eachyearbecause of alcohol,andthousands ofpeopleareinjured. is toomuch if apersonplanstodrive?Ideally,no Justhowmuchalcohol if onedoes,thenwhat's"too one shoulddrinkalcoholandthendrive.But much"? It canbealotlessthanmanymightthink.Although it dependson eachpersonandsituation,hereissomegeneralinformationontheproblem. TheBloodAlcoholContent(BAC) four things: How much alcohol is in the drink. 4 of someonewho is drinkingdependsupon Thedrinker'sbodyweight. Theamount of food thatisconsumedbeforeandduringdrinking. Thelength of timeithastakenthedrinker to consumethealcohol. 4-1 0