1998 Chevrolet Venture Owner's Manual - Page 256

The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is what if peopledo? How much is "toomuch" if the a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to driver plans to drive? It's a lot less than many might the highwaydeath toll, claiming thousands of victims think. Althoughit depends on each person and situation, every year. here is some general information on the problem. Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive The Blood AlcoholConcentration (BAC) of someone a vehicle: who is drinking depends upon four things: Judgment 0 The amount of alcohol consumed Drunken Driving Muscular Coordination Vision Attentiveness. Police records show that almost half of all motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. In most cases, these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking and driving. In recent years, over 17,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult population -- choose never to drink alcohol,so they neverdrive after drinking.For persons under21, it's against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. 0 0 The drinker's body weight The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol. According tothe American Medical Association, a 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three12-ounce (355 ml) bottlesof beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person wouldreach the same BACby drinking three4-ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1-1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka. 4-3