1993 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 163

maneuver, in both cityandruraldriving. You neverknowwhenthevehicle front of you is goingtobrakeor turn suddenly. Here'safinalbit of informationaboutdefensivedriving.Themostdangerous timefordrivinginthe US. is veryearlyonSundaymorning.Infact, GM Researchstudiesshowthatthemostandtheleastdangeroustimesfor driving,everyweek,fallonthesameday.Thatday is Sunday. The most dangeroustimeisSundayfrom3 a.m. to 4 a.m. The safesttimeisSunday from 10 a.m.to 11 a.m.DrivingthesamedistanceonaSunday at 3a.m. isn'tjustalittlemoredangerousthanitisat 10 a.m.It'sabout134times moredangerous!Thatleads to thenextpart. in Drunken Driving Deathandinjuryassociatedwithdrinking and drivingisanationaltragedy.It's thenumber one contributor to thehighwaydeathtoll,claimingthousands of victimseveryyear.Alcoholtakesaway three thingsthatanyoneneeds to driveavehicle: Judgment Muscular Coordination Vision Policerecordsshow that half of allmotorvehicle-relateddeathsinvolve alcohol-adriver,apassengerorsomeoneelse,suchasapedestrian,had beendrinking. In mostcases,thesedeathsaretheresult of someonewho wasdrinkinganddriving.Over 25,000 motorvehicle-relateddeathsoccur eachyear because of alcohol,andthousands of peopleareinjured. Justhowmuchalcoholistoomuch if apersonplansto drive? Ideally,no oneshoulddrinkalcohol and thendrive.But if onedoes,thenwhat's"too much"can be a lot lessthanmanymightthink.Although it dependsoneach personandsituation,here is somegeneralinformationontheproblem. The BloodAlcoholContent(BAC) four things: How much alcoholisinthedrink. Thedrinker'sbodyweight. The amount of foodthatis consumed beforeandduringdrinking. The length oftime it has taken the drinker to consumethealcohol. of someone whoisdrinkingdependsupon 4-9