1993 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 181

maneuver, in bothcityandruraldriving. Youneverknowwhenthevehicle frontofyou is going to brake or turn suddenly. in Here'safinalbitofinformationaboutdefensivedriving.Themostdangerous In fact, GM time for driving in the U.S. is veryearlyonSundaymorning. Research studies show that the most and the least dangerous times for is Sunday.Themost driving,everyweek, fall on thesameday.Thatday is Sunday dangeroustime is Sundayfrom 3 a.m. to 4 a.m.Thesafesttime from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. DrivingthesamedistanceonaSundayat3a.m. isn't just a little more dangerous than it is at10 a.m. It's about134times moredangerous!Thatleads to thenextpart. Drunken Driving Deathandinjuryassociatedwithdrinkinganddriving is a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol takes away three things that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment Muscular Coordination Vision Policerecordsshowthathalf of all motorvehicle-relateddeathsinvolve alcohol-adriver,apassengerorsomeoneelse,suchasapedestrian,had of someonewho beendrinking. In most cases,thesedeathsaretheresult was drinking and driving. Over 25,000 motor vehicle-related deaths occur eachyearbecause of alcohol, and thousands of people are injured. too much if apersonplans to drive?Ideally,no Justhowmuchalcoholis "too oneshoulddrinkalcoholandthendrive.Butifonedoes,thenwhat's much"canbe a lot lessthanmanymightthink.Although it depends on each personandsituation,here is somegeneralinformationontheproblem. TheBloodAlcoholContent(BAC) four things: ofsomeonewhoisdrinkingdependsupon Howmuchalcohol is inthedrink. Thedrinker's body weight. Theamount of foodthat is consumedbeforeandduringdrinking. Thelength oftime it hastakenthedrinkertoconsumethealcohol. 4-9