1995 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual - Page 145

Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem a national tragedy. It'sthe number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much is "too much" if the year. driver plansto drive? It's a lot less than might many Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs drive a to think. Althoughit depends on each person and situation, vehicle: here is some general information on the problem. Judgment The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) someone of who is drinking depends upon four things: MuscularCoordination Vision 0 There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. 0 0 How much alcohol consumed The drinker's body weight Attentiveness 0 The amount of food that is consumed before and Police records show that almost half of all motor during drinking vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. most cases, In these deaths are the result of someone who was drinking The length of time it has taken the drinker to and driving. In recent years, some 18,000 annual motor consume the alcohol vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use According to the American Medical Association, a of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. 180-pound (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the adult (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a population -- choose neverto drink alcohol, so they BAC of about0.06 percent. The person would reach the never drive after drinking.For persons under 21, it's same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses against the law in everyU.S. state to drink alcohol. of wine or three mixed drinks each had 11/2 ounces if (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka. 4-2