1996 Pontiac Trans Sport Owner's Manual - Page 184

I Drunken Driving . , $7 7?i' ., .:I; . I :, . , Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a nationaI tragedy. It's the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victi s every year. 4" 1 Alcohol affects four thingsthat anyone needs to ~; drive a vehicle: -j.e 1 _. I . , The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol then drive. But and what if people do? How much is "too much" if the driver plans to drive?It's a lot lessthan many might think. Although it d'ependson each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone who is drinking depends upon four things: The amount of alcohol consumed The drinker's body weight The amount of 5ood that is consumed before and during drinking Judgment Muscular Coordination 0 Vision Attentiveness. Police records show that almost half of all motor :.." vehicle-related deaths involve alco'kol.In most cas s, these deaths are the result of someone who was dri king and driving. In recent years, some 18,000 annual vehicle-related deaths have been associated with t e use of alcohol, with more than300,000 people injured. Many adults -- by some estimates, nearly half the dult population -- choose neverto drink alcohol, so the never drive after drinking. For persons under 21, it s against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There aregood medical, psychological and developmelatal reasons forthese laws... jotor f $ a The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume thealcohol. According to the American-Medical Association,a 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hourwill end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same BAC by drinhng three 4-ounce (I20 ml) glasses of wine or three mixed drinks if each had 1/2 ounces 1(45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka.