1998 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 176

Drunken Driving this The obvious way to solve highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcohol and then drive. But Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is what if peopledo? How muchis "too much"if the a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to might driver plans to drive? It's a less than many lot the highway death toll, claiming thousands victims of think. Although it depends on each person and situation, every year. here is some general information on problem. the Alcohol affects four things that anyone needs to drive The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone a vehicle: who is drinking depends upon things: four Judgment 0 The amount of alcohol consumed MuscularCoordination Vision Attentiveness. Police records show that almost half all motor of vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol. most cases, In these deaths are the result someone who was drinking of and driving.In recent years, over17,000 annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with use the 300,000 people injured. of alcohol, with more than half Many adults-- by some estimates, nearly the so adult population -- choose never to drink alcohol, they neverdrive after drinking. For personsunder 21, it's against the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasonsfor these laws. 0 The drinker's body weight The amount of food that consumed before and is during drinking The length of time has taken the drinker to it consume the alcohol. a According tothe American Medical Association, 180-lb. (82 kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about0.06 percent. The person would reach the three 4-ounce (120 m )glasses l same BAC by drinking if of wine or three mixed drinks each had1- 1/2 ounces (45 ml) of a liquor like whiskey, gin or vodka. 4-3