1995 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 195

The body takes about an hour to rid itself of the alcohol in one drink. No amount of coffee ornumber of cold showers.will speed that up. ' T U be careful" isn't the right answer. What if there's an emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when a child darts into the street? A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to reactquickly enough to avoid the collision. There's something else aboutdrinking 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 hrain, spinal cord or h e a t This means that when anyone w h has been ~ drinking - driver or passenger -- is in a crash, that pers'on'schance of being kiUed a permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. 4-4