1997 Chevrolet Tahoe Owner's Manual - Page 184

The body takes about an hour torid itself of the alcohol in one drink. No 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 intothe street? A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. 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, especially injuries to the brain, spinal cord or heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger -- is in a crash, that person's chance of being killed or permanently disabled is higherthan if the person had not been drinking. Drinking and then driving verydangerous. is Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment canbe affectedby even a small amount of alcohol. You can have a serious or even fatal collision if you drive after drinking. Please don'tdrink and driveor ride with a driver if who has been drinking. Ride homein a cab; or you're with a group,designate a driver who will not drink. -- -- 4-5