1998 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 178

The body takes about hour to rid itself the alcohol an of of in one drink. No amount coffee or number of cold showers will speed thatup. "I'll be careful" isn't the an right answer. What if there's emergency, a need to take sudden action, as when child dartsinto the street? a A person with even a moderate BAC might not be able to react quickly enough to avoid the collision. There's somethingelse about drinking 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 brain, spinal cord or heart. This means that when anyone who has been drinking -- driver or passenger -- is in a crash, that person's chanceof being killed or permanently disabled is higher than if the person had not been drinking. A CAUTION: Drinking and then driving very dangerous. is Your reflexes, perceptions, attentiveness and judgment canbe affected by even smallamount a of alcohol. You can havea serious or even fatal collision if youdrive after drinking. Please don'tdrink and driveor ride with a driver in who has been drinking. Ride home a cab; or if you're with a group, designate driver who will a not drink. I -- -- 4-5